"How reliable is the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe?"

"Based on 805 NHTSA complaints, the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe has a median complaint mileage of 52500 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 805 total complaints filed."

2013 Hyundai Santa Fe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 805 complaints

805

Total Complaints

52,500mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,800 25th Percentile

52,500 Median Mileage

91,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

272

Steering

Unknown Or Other

Power Train

Electrical System

Service Brakes

Fuel/Propulsion System

Suspension

Vehicle Speed Control

Body

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR WANTS TO GO ANYWHERE BUT STRAIGHT. ANY UNEVEN PAVEMENT, WIND GUSTS OR CARS PASSING BY CAUSE THE CAR TO REQUIRE A STEERING CORRECTION. AT SPEEDS OVER FIFTY MILES PER HOUR STEERING INPUT IS REQUIRED NINETY PERCENT OF THE TIME TO KEEP THE CAR WITHIN THE DRIVING LANE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE A..."

"I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY WIFE A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS I NOTICED THAT IT DID NOT HAVE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID THAT SOME MODELS HAD THEM. THE CAR I BOUGHT WAS THE TOP OF THE LINE MODEL SO I FELT THAT THE CAR SHOU..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Engine 272 complaints

25th: 54,767 mi Median: 89,206 mi 75th: 118,306 mi

Steering 95 complaints

25th: 271 mi Median: 6,142 mi 75th: 63,650 mi

Unknown Or Other 56 complaints

25th: 29,500 mi Median: 61,000 mi 75th: 87,500 mi

Power Train 51 complaints

25th: 4,800 mi Median: 37,854 mi 75th: 90,000 mi

Electrical System 50 complaints

25th: 6,700 mi Median: 60,000 mi 75th: 91,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 115 TX: 59 CA: 51 NY: 49 GA: 38 NC: 35 PA: 29 OH: 29 NJ: 29 MD: 28

Who Files Complaints?

Original Owners

98%

Second+ Owners

Hyundai Santa Fe — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2001	293	105,000	Suspension	7
2002	219	105,000	Suspension	10
2003	390	86,000	Suspension	36
2004	386	73,768	Suspension	40
2005	300	78,250	Air Bags	27
2006	143	65,700	Air Bags	16
2007	981	75,450	Fuel/Propulsion System	42
2008	718	75,000	Fuel/Propulsion System	32
2009	501	77,900	Fuel/Propulsion System	44
2010	330	41,000	Power Train	14
2011	266	40,000	Engine	26
2012	472	56,500	Engine	41
2014	675	60,000	Engine	27
2015	325	67,430	Engine	13
2016	283	60,000	Engine	7
2017	1182	16,000	Engine	20
2018	138	18,000	Engine	8
2019	253	9,612	Engine	20
2020	242	4,909	Engine	14
2021	224	17,250	Power Train	4
2022	259	10,500	Power Train	13
2023	272	2,689	Unknown Or Other	22
2024	133	9,500	Power Train	8
2025	119	7,250	Unknown Or Other	6

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