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2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport brakes problems

50 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
50 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 31% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

The contact owned a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. No warning lights illuminated. The contact pulls over to the right side of the road, exits the vehicle, and notices flames coming from the engine, and smoke starts coming inside the vehicle. The contact mentioned that a bystander gave him a fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire, the flames stopped, then a couple of seconds later, the failure persisted.

Reported at 170,000 miles, March 2026 Fire

The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V056000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a loud sound coming from the vehicle while braking. The vehicle failed to stop immediately while the brake pedal was depressed. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available.

Reported at 20,000 miles, February 2022

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