2017 Hyundai Santa FE Sport problems
The 2017 Hyundai Santa FE Sport has 494 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (45%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (12%) and drivetrain & axles (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 494 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 220 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 88 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 41 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 220 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 26,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (96 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% 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 2017 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE Sport with enough data (262 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Mva 11/4/17 and the driver side and passenger side air bags did not deploy although the door airbags did deploy on rt and lt sides. The vehicle was in motion on route 611 pikeville, ky when the accident occurred.
Involved in a crash on 12/30 totally my vehicle being hit in the front right. None of the airbags deployed. Not happy at all , seems to be a common problem with this vehicle.
I have a 2017 hyundai santa fe sport 2.0 with 8500 miles on it. Since I took possession of this car, I have been having repeated occurrences of engine stalling coupled with the traction control light going on. This happens when I make either left or right turns into traffic: acceleration stalls completely for 2-3 seconds, and the traction control warning light flashes. I cannot get the car to accelerate at all, even with the pedal fully depressed to the floor.
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while performing a routine oil check on the vehicle, he noticed that the oil level was lower than required. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic found no faults with the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure but offered no additional assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.