Hyundai Santa FE vs Honda Cr-V

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	Honda Cr-V
Complaints on file	10,385	21,242
Model years covered	2001–2026	1997–2026
Worst model year	2013	2019
Best model year	2026	2001
Crashes reported	540	1,258
Fires reported	313	226
Injuries reported	349	783
Deaths reported	10	27
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	10.8%

Hyundai Santa FE by year

293 219 390 386 300 143 983 718 507 333 268 475 807 680 332 288 1,266 143 272 288 240 302 316 201 187 48

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

Engine & Cooling 2,613 25.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 956 9.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 906 8.7%

Electrical System 849 8.2%

Brakes 728 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 714 6.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 583 5.6%

Airbags 512 4.9%

Honda Cr-V by year

129 136 158 156 159 661 580 603 602 522 1,162 1,221 447 588 648 512 500 798 975 545 2,642 2,994 1,536 464 459 319 656 539 356 175

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

Engine & Cooling 2,751 13.0%

Electrical System 2,522 11.9%

Airbags 2,392 11.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,934 9.1%

Steering 1,707 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 1,656 7.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,633 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,019 4.8%