2007 Hyundai Santa Fe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 981 complaints
981
Total Complaints
75,450mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
42
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,600 25th Percentile
75,450 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
121
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
93
AIR BAGS
70
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
68
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
54
ENGINE
53
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
44
SERVICE BRAKES
43
VISIBILITY
42
STEERING
38

Severity Assessment

42
Crashes
12
Fires
45
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA, SOMETIMES THE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS LIT, INDICATING THE CAR DOES NOT SENSE A PASSENGER IS SITTING THERE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE JELL PACK UNDER THE SEAT BUT THE PROBLEM IS CONT..."
"FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR IS NOT CLASSIFYING MY WIFE CORRECTLY AND DISABLING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WHEN SHE SITS IN THE SEAT. CONTACTED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE WAY IT WORKS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. (THEY DID CONTACT SOMEONE AT HYUNDAI WHO ..."
"I OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE PROBLEM IS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT ALWAYS ENABLE WHEN MY USUAL 115 POUND PASSENGER SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHEN A HEAVIER PERSON SITS ON THE SEAT, BUT WHEN MY USUAL PASSENGER (WHO IS MY 75 YEAR OLD WIFE) SITS ON THE SEAT THE AIR BAG SE..."

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