FaultScore

Hyundai Santa FE XL problems

Owners have filed 31 complaints about the Hyundai Santa FE XL with NHTSA across model years 2019 to 2019. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Hyundai Santa FE XL 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.

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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
2019 31 2 0 80,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Hyundai Santa FE XL

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

Engine & Cooling 9 29.0%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 6 19.4%

Worst in 2019

Electrical System 5 16.1%

Worst in 2019

Brakes 5 16.1%

Worst in 2019

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 6.5%

Worst in 2019

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 3.2%

Worst in 2019

Steering 1 3.2%

Worst in 2019

Body & Structure 1 3.2%

Worst in 2019

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 3.2%

Worst in 2019

Complaints filed over time

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

Jul 2021 peak 3 Apr 2026

Compare the Hyundai Santa FE XL

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