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Hyundai Santa Fe

Every Hyundai Santa Fe model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,878189 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns27Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,087Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 968, 34% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02505007501,000201520162017968201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Hyundai Santa Fe complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1,363
Powertrain
497
Electrical system
316
Brakes
205
Driver assistance
188
Fuel system
180
Speed control
138
Visibility and wipers
109
Steering
80
Airbags
70
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Hyundai Santa Fe model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Hyundai Santa Fe by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV372.7617409
2025SUV1354.41,0395038
2024SUV1519.37557038
2023SUV2107.11,0501045
2022SUV1995.58655092
2021SUV1663.65537198
2020SUV21311.376121110
2019SUV20014.047621182
2018SUV1099.226322114
2017SUV9684.31,89863140
2016SUV2364.257633111
2015SUV2548.755823110
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Hyundai Santa Fe

  • 26V-218 Apr 6, 2026
    Driver and passenger seat belt anchors may detach
    Seat belts · 294k vehicles
  • 26V-047 Jan 26, 2026
    Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail
    Electrical system · 42k vehicles
  • 25V-809 Nov 20, 2025
    Side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended
    Airbags · 258 vehicles
  • 25V-808 Nov 20, 2025
    Rearview camera may not have been installed properly, which can damage the wiring harness and cause the rearview camera image not to display
    Back-over prevention · 143k vehicles
  • 25V-659 Oct 2, 2025
    B+ positive terminal cover on the starter motor assembly may be improperly installed, which can cause an electrical short during a crash
    Electrical system · 135k vehicles
  • 25V-549 Aug 25, 2025
    Connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power and engine damage, possibly resulting…
    Engine and cooling · 29 vehicles
  • 24V-879 Nov 21, 2024
    Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display
    Back-over prevention · 226k vehicles
  • 24V-843 Nov 7, 2024
    Overhead console rear sunshade switch knob may not be fully recessed, which can result in unintentional closing of the sunshade
    Electrical system · 35k vehicles
  • 24V-561 Jul 26, 2024
    Main floor wiring harness may chafe against the passenger-side second-row bench seat assembly and become damaged, which can cause the air bags to…
    Airbags · 50k vehicles
  • 24V-529 Jul 11, 2024
    Software error in the transmission control unit may result in a vehicle roll away when the vehicle is in PARK
    Powertrain · 12k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.