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Hyundai Santa FE SportYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,209 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Hyundai Santa FE Sport year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Santa FE Sport has 11 safety recalls on record.

Hyundai Santa FE Sport
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2017, 2018Best years'13 '14 '15 '16Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1,209Top: EngineSafety recalls112013–2018 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Santa FE Sport 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 Sport median. Tap a year for its full report.

'13'14'15'16'17'18
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2018Caution35/100325 complaints · 4 recalls2017Caution36/100358 complaints · 3 recalls2016Solid67/10073 complaints · 1 recall2015Best69/10084 complaints · 3 recalls2014Solid53/100164 complaints · 5 recalls2013Solid48/100205 complaints · 6 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Santa FE Sport problems

All model years combined: 1,209 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
Engine69948
Service brakes, hydraulic1463
Power train932
Electrical system9319
Fuel/propulsion system8512
Engine and engine cooling585
Service brakes5711
Vehicle speed control500
Structure314
21 other systems17421
11 recalls

Hyundai Santa FE Sport recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

25%Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module23V-651 · 2013 · Sep 22, 2023 · 1,649,478 vehiclesPark outside67%Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module22V-810 · 2018 · Oct 27, 2022 · 44,396 vehiclesPark outside63%Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module22V-056 · 2017–2018 · Feb 3, 2022 · 357,348 vehiclesPark outside69%Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module21V-303 · 2013–2015 · Apr 28, 2021 · 151,205 vehiclesPark outside50%Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module20V-520 · 2013–2015 · Aug 27, 2020 · 151,205 vehiclesPark outside56%Engine18V-934 · 2013–2014 · Dec 28, 2018 · 150,730 vehicles99%Air bags: side/window17V-801 · 2018 · Dec 13, 2017 · 1,209 vehicles98%Springs: coil springs17V-577 · 2018 · Sep 20, 2017 · 197 vehicles90%Front: anchorage17V-365 · 2017 · Jun 5, 2017 · 17,160 vehicles79%Hood: latch17V-358 · 2013–2017 · Jun 5, 2017 · 437,400 vehicles73%Engine and engine cooling: engine17V-226 · 2013–2014 · Mar 31, 2017 · 572,000 vehicles
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Santa FE Sport

  1. Hyundai and Kia ABS Module FiresAQ23002 · 2013–2018 · still open
    Open
  2. Loss of Motive PowerDP22003 · 2013–2018 · closed Dec 12, 2023
    No recall
  3. Engine FiresEA21003 · 2013–2014 · closed Feb 5, 2024
    Led to recall 23V-877
  4. Non-crash Vehicle FiresPE19003 · 2013–2014 · closed Dec 22, 2021
    Led to recall 20V-061
  5. Non-crash Vehicle FiresDP18003 · 2013–2014 · closed May 10, 2019
    Led to recall 18V-907