NHTSA Data Explorer

Hyundai Santa Fe

Data refreshed June 26, 2026

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Complaints

7,736

Active records

Recalls

52

Active records

TSBs

723

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

9

Injuries

317

Crashes

361

Fires

208

Top reported issues — Hyundai Santa Fe

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Operating state

2,692

Reporting mechanism

2,162

Condition issue

2,078

Engine behavior

1,316

Performance issue

1,274

Noise

988

Fluid issue

828

Safety restraint issue

672

Driver assistance issue

670

Braking behavior

545

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

542

Vibration/harshness

433

Thermal issue

426

Steering behavior

315

Starting behavior

203

Lighting behavior

196

Safety restraint behavior

195

Electrical issue

188

Access/entry issue

180

Ride/handling behavior

162

Powering on/off behavior

149

Smell

132

Recent change

119

Infotainment behavior

85

HVAC behavior

72

Electrified system issue

59

Wiper/washer behavior

39

Communication/network issue

7

Charging behavior

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2024 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Filed Jun 23, 2026


While driving on the highway, my 2024 Santa Fe Hybrid suddenly and without warning lost propulsion power. The loss of power was immediately accompanied by multiple simultaneous warning lights across the instrument cluster, glitching and abnormal behavior of the cluster display, and then a complete electrical shutdown of the vehicle. After the shutdown, the vehicle would not restart. The failure occurred in connection with a software update on the vehicle. At the time of the incident the…

2024 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Filed Jun 22, 2026


3 injured
Crash

On May 30, 2026, my 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe was involved in a multi-impact interstate collision in the Sandy Springs/Atlanta area while traveling with my family which includes 1 year old kid. The vehicle was struck from behind, spun out, and impacted the concrete highway barrier multiple times before coming to a stop in the travel lanes. The collision resulted in substantial structural vehicle damage, and occupants sustained head concussions and bruising. The airbag system did not deploy during…

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Filed Jun 22, 2026


On June 16, 2025, I dropped my 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS (VIN: [XXX]) off at Larry H. Miller Southwest in Albuquerque, NM for NHTSA safety recall #20V746000 (Theta II engine connecting rod bearing failure). It has now been over one week with zero communication from the dealership regarding the status of my vehicle. When I attempted to follow up by phone I was unable to reach anyone in the service department. Upon calling Hyundai corporate customer service I was informed that the dealership had…

2022 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Filed Jun 21, 2026


I have videos of these two incidents and others that I could not upload. While driving on the PA Turnpike at 4:25PM on 5/22/26 75 mph my accelerator pedal stopped responding, my front collision warning light, engine, EPB, and numerous other lights came on across my dashboard despite there being no contact with any object and my speed rapidly dropped. The front camera came on as if there was an object too close. I was in the middle lane. While I was trying to move to the shoulder there were…

2022 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Filed Jun 21, 2026


1 injured

Child opened the back hatch (as instructed). The child then pressed the button to close the back hatch. Fingers were trapped at the bottom of the hatch, and the hatch “clamped” into position. The interior hatch release was not sufficiently intuitive for the chiller to remove the trim and slide the tab, resulting in the child being trapped for 10-15 minutes before help arrived.

2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID

Filed Jun 21, 2026


The car went from 70 miles an hour to 25 miles an hour all of a sudden on the highway and then would not allow to accelerate afterwards. Battery stopped charging and we had to stop it multiple times to get it to continue to drive no faults or issue on the dashboard.

2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Filed Jun 21, 2026


The middle row left side seat belt does not buckle. We made sure everything is clear in it, it is not dirty. We have had issues with it clicking to lock since we purchased the car last March 2025. It does not work at all now.

2020 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Filed Jun 20, 2026


Unknown

2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID

Filed Jun 20, 2026


There is a severe and dangerous lag in acceleration when trying to merge into traffic. Praying the accelerator all the way down often result in the car not responding for a second or two before kicking into gear. This is significant when trying to merge onto a highway or onto a cross street with incoming traffic.

2024 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

Filed Jun 19, 2026


pirelli tire has less than 13k miles on it. car was parked outside. came back and the tire was deflated in minutes. found the leak to be on the inside outer wall. just blew out on its own. had the same problem with the passenger front. same tire same issue 3 weeks later. will ber making a separate complaint. they are both a pirelli scorpion ms 255/45r20 105

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Updated June 26, 2026. Refreshed nightly.