2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 199 complaints
199
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,670 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
85,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
85
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
15
POWER TRAIN
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
SERVICE BRAKES
6
STEERING
5

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
26
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY AND PARTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CO..."
"WHEN TRADING IN MY VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP TAKING THE TRADE WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE FULL TRADE-IN VALUE BECAUSE OF THE OPEN RECALL."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ..."

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