Hyundai Santa Fe
Compact SUV · every model year 2016–2027
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Hybrid Gas | A | 0 | 0 | — | 36 mpg | |
| 2026 | Hybrid Gas | D | 4 | 46 | ★★★★★ | 36 mpg | |
| 2025 | Hybrid Gas | F | 5 | 215 | ★★★★☆ | 36 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid Gas | F | 7 | 176 | ★★★★☆ | 36 mpg | |
| 2023 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | C | 2 | 284 | ★★★★★ | 34 mpg | Park outside |
| 2022 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | F | 8 | 262 | ★★★★★ | 34 mpg | Park outside |
| 2021 | Hybrid Gas | F | 8 | 185 | ★★★★★ | 34 mpg | Park outside |
| 2020 | Gas | C | 2 | 207 | ★★★★★ | 25 mpg | Park outside |
| 2019 | Gas | D | 3 | 221 | ★★★★★ | 25 mpg | Park outside |
| 2018 | Gas | F | 5 | 427 | ★★★★★ | 24 mpg | Park outside |
| 2017 | Gas | F | 7 | 1,307 | ★★★★★ | 24 mpg | Park outside |
| 2016 | Gas | D | 3 | 303 | ★★★★★ | 23 mpg | Park outside |
What changed year to year
- 2024: dropped plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 34 → 36; 7 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2022: added plug-in hybrid; 6 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2021: added hybrid; best combined mpg 25 → 34; 4 → 6 EPA configurations
- 2020: 8 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2019: best combined mpg 24 → 25; 10 → 8 EPA configurations
- 2017: best combined mpg 23 → 24; 9 → 10 EPA configurations
Best Santa Fe years to buy used
- 2020 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 207 complaints
- 2023 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 284 complaints
- 2016 — Safety D, 3 recalls, 303 complaints
- 2019 — Safety D, 3 recalls, 221 complaints
- 2024 — Safety F, 7 recalls, 176 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.