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	10,463	21,377
Model years covered	2001–2026	1997–2026
Worst model year	2013	2019
Best model year	2026	2001
Crashes reported	543	1,263
Fires reported	317	227
Injuries reported	352	784
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

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

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 2,633 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%

Honda Cr-V by year

129 136 158 156 159 661 581 603 602 522 1,163 1,222 447 588 648 515 500 799 978 549 2,654 3,018 1,561 472 467 321 656 556 365 191

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 2,767 12.9%

Electrical System 2,536 11.9%

Airbags 2,398 11.2%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,948 9.1%

Steering 1,727 8.1%

Other & Unspecified 1,671 7.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,651 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,025 4.8%