Hyundai Santa FE vs Jeep Wrangler

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	Jeep Wrangler
Complaints on file	10,385	22,900
Model years covered	2001–2026	1986–2026
Worst model year	2013	2021
Best model year	2026	2025
Crashes reported	540	779
Fires reported	313	736
Injuries reported	349	477
Deaths reported	10	26
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	8.8%

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

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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 2,613 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%

Jeep Wrangler by year

1 51 55 86 105 100 100 134 184 259 2 548 401 262 311 235 139 130 281 756 852 792 1,254 496 907 682 1,287 1,045 852 683 648 422 2,636 1,083 789 1,519 650 588 1,442 117 16

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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

Steering 3,528 15.4%

Electrical System 2,962 12.9%

Engine & Cooling 2,738 12.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,562 11.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,244 9.8%

Suspension 1,593 7.0%

Airbags 1,481 6.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,301 5.7%