FaultScore

Worst years for a Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

Owners have filed 445 complaints about the Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2021 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

153 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2026 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 A 16 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2025 F 153 8 0 5,150 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 B 65 1 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 C 112 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 B 62 2 0 Engine & Cooling
2021 B 37 0 0 31,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 78 17.5%

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2025

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2025

Worst in 2025

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2025

Brakes 9 2.0%

Worst in 2023

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 1.8%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 7 1.6%

Worst in 2022

Steering 6 1.3%

Worst in 2024

Seat Belts 6 1.3%

Worst in 2021

Airbags 4 0.9%

Worst in 2025

Tires 4 0.9%

Worst in 2025

Exactly what failed on a Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Emergency Braking 19 25.0%
Adaptive Cruise Control 14 18.4%
Warnings 11 14.5%
Assist 8 10.5%
Blind Spot Detection 6 7.9%
Body 6 7.9%
Warning 4 5.3%
Warnings 3 3.9%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 3 3.9%
Rearview System Braking 2 2.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2022 peak 24 Aug 2026

Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid 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 Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.