Hyundai Santa FE by model year

10,545 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Hyundai Santa FE across 27 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Hyundai Santa FE

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2001	293
2002	219
2003	390
2004	386
2005	300
2006	143
2007	984
2008	718
2009	509
2010	335
2011	268
2012	479
2013	807
2014	680
2015	333
2016	290
2017	1,297
2018	144
2019	292
2020	307
2021	243
2022	315
2023	327
2024	227
2025	203
2026	56

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				21 to 24
2026	56	Forward collision avoidance (14%)	4	21 to 24
2025	203	Electrical system (14%)	5	22 to 24	4 stars
2024	227	Drivetrain & axles (20%)	7	22 to 24	4 stars
2023	327	Drivetrain & axles (14%)	1	24 to 26	5 stars
2022	315	Drivetrain & axles (18%)	5	24 to 26	5 stars
2021	243	Drivetrain & axles (21%)	7	24 to 26	5 stars
2020	307	Engine (28%)	2	22 to 25	5 stars
2019	292	Engine (26%)	2	21 to 25	5 stars
2018	144	Engine (40%)	2	19 to 21	5 stars
2017	1,297	Engine (52%)	6	19 to 21
2016	290	Engine (53%)	3	19 to 21
2015	333	Engine (49%)	2	19 to 21
2014	680	Engine (41%)	3	19 to 21
2013	807	Engine (35%)	3	20 to 21
2012	479	Engine (49%)	1	21 to 23	3 stars
2011	268	Engine (27%)	2	21 to 23
2010	335	Drivetrain & axles (20%)	2	22 to 23
2009	509	Fuel system (25%)	2	19 to 20
2008	718	Fuel system (38%)	4	19 to 20
2007	984	Fuel system (16%)	7	19 to 21
2006	143	Air bags (20%)	1	17 to 20
2005	300	Air bags (25%)	3	17 to 20
2004	386	Suspension (18%)	3	17 to 20
2003	390	Suspension (15%)	4	17 to 20
2002	219	Suspension (28%)	4	18 to 20
2001	293	Suspension (27%)	4	18 to 21