Hyundai Santa FE vs Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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	Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Complaints on file	10,463	23,671
Model years covered	2001–2026	1994–2026
Worst model year	2013	2019
Best model year	2026	2012
Crashes reported	543	1,091
Fires reported	317	355
Injuries reported	352	547
Deaths reported	10	52
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	8.6%

Hyundai Santa FE by year

293 219 390 386 300 143 983 718 507 333 268 475 807 680 332 290 1,281 143 283 297 242 310 321 214 195 53

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,633 25.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 963 9.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 924 8.8%

Electrical System 856 8.2%

Brakes 730 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 721 6.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 587 5.6%

Airbags 512 4.9%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by year

10 6 10 693 452 711 732 627 620 960 951 643 464 1,056 1,094 553 453 698 279 392 2,201 1,431 1,054 957 756 1,568 1,075 1,102 875 538 429 151 130

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Brakes 4,779 20.2%

Engine & Cooling 3,057 12.9%

Electrical System 2,683 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,479 10.5%

Airbags 2,407 10.2%

Other & Unspecified 1,560 6.6%

Steering 1,530 6.5%

Body & Structure 934 3.9%