Hyundai Santa FE vs Toyota Camry

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	Toyota Camry
Complaints on file	10,463	23,397
Model years covered	2001–2026	1983–2024
Worst model year	2013	2009
Best model year	2026	1993
Crashes reported	543	3,872
Fires reported	317	560
Injuries reported	352	2,077
Deaths reported	10	77
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	28.1%

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%

Toyota Camry by year

6 10 19 35 70 88 138 160 186 646 334 364 373 567 685 751 661 577 356 1,183 946 799 905 393 3,670 1,141 1,616 766 781 810 377 640 365 256 206 1,097 568 393 197 90 97 75

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 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

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3,184 13.6%

Engine & Cooling 2,787 11.9%

Brakes 2,311 9.9%

Body & Structure 1,803 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,765 7.5%

Airbags 1,698 7.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,548 6.6%

Other & Unspecified 1,490 6.4%