Hyundai Santa Fe problems, by model year and system
3,688 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Hyundai Santa Fe 2016–2027, and the 4 systems the record is deep on — engine (1,777), transmission and drivetrain (606), electrical (421), brake (255). Each system has a page across the years; 17 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Hyundai Santa Fe complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | transmission and drivetrain | electrical | brake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 49 in all | 3 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 2025 226 in all | 44 | 40 | 56 | — |
| 2024 185 in all | 21 | 51 | 39 | 13 |
| 2023 287 in all | 63 | 62 | 54 | 28 |
| 2022 263 in all | 73 | 75 | 46 | — |
| 2021 186 in all | 46 | 57 | 32 | — |
| 2020 213 in all | 85 | 26 | 26 | — |
| 2019 225 in all | 84 | 35 | 31 | 5 |
| 2018 430 in all | 266 | 28 | 30 | 69 |
| 2017 1,319 in all | 892 | 205 | 82 | 117 |
| 2016 305 in all | 200 | 24 | 19 | 23 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Hyundai Santa Fe system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 1,777 complaints across 12 model years, 48% of everything owners filed about the Hyundai Santa Fe. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Hyundai Santa Fe year has the most complaints?
2017 (1,319), 2018 (430), 2016 (305). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.