2001 Hyundai Santa Fe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 293 complaints
293
Total Complaints
105,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

57,000 25th Percentile
105,000 Median Mileage
131,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
38
SUSPENSION:REAR
29
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
11
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
STEERING
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
8

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
5
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER CAR HIT ME IN THE FRONT CENTER OF MY CAR AND THEIR FRONT RIGHT. MY SPEED WAS 40 MILES BEFORE BRAKES APPLIED THEIR SPEED WAS ABOUT 15. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THEIRS DID. BOTH FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONAL VOICE CONCERN ABOUT THE NON DEPLOYMENT OF ..."
"I WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER CAR HIT ME IN THE FRONT CENTER OF MY CAR AND THEIR FRONT RIGHT. MY SPEED WAS 40 MILES BEFORE BRAKES APPLIED THEIR SPEED WAS ABOUT 15. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THEIRS DID. BOTH FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONAL VOICE CONCERN ABOUT THE NON DEPLOYMENT OF ..."
"THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING, FEELS AS THOUGH VEHICLE NEEDS A TUNE UP. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK *SLC"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28