Toyota Prius V vs Hyundai Santa FE Sport

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	Toyota Prius V	Hyundai Santa FE Sport
Complaints on file	649	1,559
Model years covered	2011–2018	2013–2018
Worst model year	2012	2017
Best model year	2015	2015
Crashes reported	67	22
Fires reported	16	106
Injuries reported	33	14
Deaths reported	6	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	18.8%	9.1%

Toyota Prius V by year

1 289 165 122 31 24 14 3

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Brakes 257 39.6%

Engine & Cooling 71 10.9%

Electrical System 61 9.4%

Other & Unspecified 44 6.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 37 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 36 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 3.4%

Airbags 20 3.1%

Hyundai Santa FE Sport by year

249 227 112 89 472 410

13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 733 47.0%

Brakes 210 13.5%

Other & Unspecified 129 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 90 5.8%

Electrical System 86 5.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 86 5.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 45 2.9%

Body & Structure 28 1.8%