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Best and worst years for the Hyundai Santa FE

Of the 26 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE with enough data to compare, the 2017 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (623), and the 2002 has the fewest (43).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Hyundai Santa FE 0 325 650 2001: 122 '01 2002: 43 43 '02 2003: 148 '03 2004: 136 2005: 87 '05 2006: 62 2007: 380 380 '07 2008: 230 2009: 176 '09 2010: 185 2011: 164 '11 2012: 237 2013: 350 '13 2014: 254 2015: 116 '15 2016: 117 2017: 623 623 '17 2018: 92 2019: 211 '19 2020: 234 2021: 243 '21 2022: 315 2023: 327 '23 2024: 227 2025: 203 '25 2026: 56 56 '26
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
2001122
200243
2003148
2004136
200587
200662
2007380
2008230
2009176
2010185
2011164
2012237
2013350
2014254
2015116
2016117
2017623
201892
2019211
2020234
2021243
2022315
2023327
2024227
2025203
202656

What stands out

The 2017 stands out, with about 3.2 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2007, 2013, 2022, 2023.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2017 and 2007. Or the years with the fewest: 2002 and 2026.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20265656
2025203203
2024227227
2023327327
2022315315
2021243243
2020234307
2019211292
201892144
20176231,297
2016117290
2015116333
2014254680
2013350807
2012237479
2011164268
2010185335
2009176509
2008230718
2007380984
200662143
200587300
2004136386
2003148390
200243219
2001122293