Make

Santa FE

The complete NHTSA record for Santa FE vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.

Owner complaints in the last five years044 on file in all, across 1 models
Recall campaigns20 in five years
Severity index9.1Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations045 service bulletins
By year

Owner complaints about Santa FE vehicles peaked at 18 in 2002

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

0510152020011820042007201020132016201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Components

Engine and cooling draws the most owner complaints about Santa FE vehicles, 14% of them

Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.

Engine and cooling
8
Visibility and wipers
7
Powertrain
7
Speed control
6
Brakes
4
Electrical system
4
Suspension
4
Equipment
4
Seat belts
2
Steering
2
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models

The Santa Fe Trailer has the most complaints of any Santa FE model

Every Santa FE model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.

Santa FE models
ModelModel yearsComplaintsSeverity indexRecallsInvestigations
Santa Fe Trailer2002449.100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns listing a Santa FE product

    Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.