Hyundai Santa FE HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 288 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2022, 2023 and 2024. The Santa FE Hybrid has 10 safety recalls on record.

Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Chanokchon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Santa FE Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

'21'22'23'24'25'26'27
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
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Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 288 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine941
Electrical system800
Power train731
Fuel/propulsion system580
Forward collision avoidance424
Vehicle speed control402
Lane departure170
Service brakes131
Structure80
16 other systems619
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Santa FE Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2021–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063