Nissan Titan vs Hyundai Santa FE

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	Nissan Titan	Hyundai Santa FE
Complaints on file	4,163	10,385
Model years covered	2004–2024	2001–2026
Worst model year	2004	2013
Best model year	2024	2026
Crashes reported	157	540
Fires reported	71	313
Injuries reported	79	349
Deaths reported	12	10
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	7.7%	11.7%

Nissan Titan by year

1,295 1,104 545 195 174 66 61 31 28 19 12 18 253 125 68 33 69 21 26 20

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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

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,397 33.6%

Engine & Cooling 592 14.2%

Brakes 565 13.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 286 6.9%

Electrical System 268 6.4%

Suspension 209 5.0%

Airbags 155 3.7%

Other & Unspecified 120 2.9%

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%