FaultScore

Hyundai Santa FE Plug-In Hybrid vs Ford Redundant C-Max Hybrid

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Hyundai Santa FE Plug-In Hybrid Ford Redundant C-Max Hybrid
Complaints on file 79 196
Model years covered 2022–2023 2013–2015
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 6 12
Fires reported 0 0
Injuries reported 0 8
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 7.6% 10.2%

Hyundai Santa FE Plug-In Hybrid by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 14 17.7%
Electrical System 12 15.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 12.7%
Engine & Cooling 9 11.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 7 8.9%
Other & Unspecified 7 8.9%
Steering 4 5.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 3.8%

Ford Redundant C-Max Hybrid by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 18 9.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.2%
Steering 17 8.7%
Body & Structure 14 7.1%
Doors, Latches & Locks 11 5.6%
Brakes 9 4.6%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 9 4.6%