Worst years for a Hyundai Santa FE
Owners have filed 10,385 complaints about the Hyundai Santa FE with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
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2013 Hyundai Santa FE807 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Hyundai Santa FE year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 48 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | B | 187 | 6 | 0 | 9,262 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 201 | 15 | 0 | 10,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2023 | D | 316 | 24 | 7 | 8,350 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | C | 302 | 15 | 1 | 17,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2021 | B | 240 | 4 | 1 | 18,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | D | 288 | 18 | 12 | 5,800 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | D | 272 | 20 | 14 | 9,612 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 143 | 10 | 7 | 18,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | D | 1,266 | 20 | 41 | 17,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 288 | 8 | 3 | 61,150 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | C | 332 | 13 | 17 | 67,430 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | D | 680 | 27 | 43 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | F | 807 | 25 | 66 | 52,250 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | D | 475 | 41 | 19 | 57,250 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | D | 268 | 26 | 10 | 40,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | C | 333 | 14 | 12 | 41,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2009 | D | 507 | 44 | 7 | 77,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2008 | D | 718 | 32 | 11 | 75,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2007 | D | 983 | 42 | 12 | 76,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | C | 143 | 16 | 4 | 65,700 | Airbags |
| 2005 | C | 300 | 27 | 0 | 78,250 | Airbags |
| 2004 | D | 386 | 40 | 11 | 73,768 | Suspension |
| 2003 | C | 390 | 36 | 7 | 86,000 | Suspension |
| 2002 | B | 219 | 10 | 3 | 105,150 | Suspension |
| 2001 | B | 293 | 7 | 5 | 105,000 | Suspension |
What breaks on a Hyundai Santa FE
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Hyundai Santa FE
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Hyundai Santa FE, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Hyundai Santa FE problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Hyundai Santa FE
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.