2024 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid problems
The 2024 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid has 70 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns electrical system. Next are drivetrain & axles (13%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2024 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid with enough data (70 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owned a 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid. The contact stated that while stopped in highway traffic, the vehicle was rear-ended as part of a multi-vehicle collision. The contact's vehicle was identified as the fourth vehicle in the crash sequence. The entire rear bumper area sustained significant damage. The first vehicle that originated the crash was distracted by his phone, which caused him to crash into the rear of the second vehicle, causing the second vehicle to crash into the rear of the third…
If I wear dark sunglasses, the forward collision avoidance turns off while using cruise control. If I wear lighter sunglasses, it is fine. Unfortunately, I have to wear darker sunglasses due to previous eye surgery. I am unable to utilize cruise control without compromise to my eyes because forward collision avoidance doesn’t work with darker glasses. This happens every time I test it and change sunglasses with differing shades of protection.
The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while stopped and making a left turn with the A/C unit activated, the rear windshield exploded inadvertently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,572.