Hyundai Santa FE Plug-in HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 48 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Hyundai Santa FE Plug-in Hybrid.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Santa FE Plug-in 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 Plug-in Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

'22'23
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Santa FE Plug-in Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 48 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
Electrical system120
Engine90
Fuel/propulsion system90
Power train71
Forward collision avoidance72
Lane departure50
Steering40
Vehicle speed control30
Air bags22
10 other systems121
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Santa FE Plug-in Hybrid

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