FaultScore

Worst years for a Hyundai Santa FE Sport

Owners have filed 1,559 complaints about the Hyundai Santa FE Sport with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2018. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Hyundai Santa FE Sport

472 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2015 Hyundai Santa FE Sport

112 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Hyundai Santa FE Sport 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
2018 D 410 8 11 59,000 Engine & Cooling
2017 D 472 7 12 25,500 Engine & Cooling
2016 C 89 3 20 70,000 Engine & Cooling
2015 B 112 3 9 71,000 Engine & Cooling
2014 C 227 0 30 60,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 C 249 1 24 85,060 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Hyundai Santa FE Sport

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

Engine & Cooling 733 47.0%

Worst in 2017

Brakes 210 13.5%

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2018

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2018

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2017

Airbags 27 1.7%

Worst in 2017

Steering 25 1.6%

Worst in 2017

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 1.1%

Worst in 2017

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 0.9%

Worst in 2017

Lights 13 0.8%

Worst in 2018

Suspension 12 0.8%

Worst in 2017

Exactly what failed on a Hyundai Santa FE Sport

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

Body 26 43.3%
ABS Warning Light 8 13.3%
Blind Spot Detection 7 11.7%
Automatic Emergency Braking 5 8.3%
Oil/Lubrication 4 6.7%
Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette 2 3.3%
Adaptive Cruise Control 2 3.3%
Wheel Speed Sensor 2 3.3%
Brake Lights 2 3.3%
Cooling System 2 3.3%

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 2017 peak 43 Aug 2026

Hyundai Santa FE Sport 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 Sport

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