Hyundai Santa FE XLYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 26 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Hyundai Santa FE XL.

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

Best & worst years

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

'19
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Santa FE XL problems

All model years combined: 26 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
Engine100
Electrical system40
Service brakes, hydraulic30
Service brakes20
Visibility10
Visibility/wiper10
Power train10
Steering11
Structure10
1 other systems11
1 recall

Hyundai Santa FE XL recalls

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

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Santa FE XL

  1. Hyundai and Kia ABS Module FiresAQ23002 · 2019 · still open
    Open
  2. Loss of Motive PowerDP22003 · 2019 · closed Dec 12, 2023
    No recall