2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 425 complaints
425
Total Complaints
25,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

8,500 25th Percentile
25,000 Median Mileage
85,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
180
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
41
POWER TRAIN
36
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
29
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
20
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
19
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
14
SERVICE BRAKES
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
AIR BAGS
8

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
12
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY NEW HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS A HESITATION OR PAUSE PROBLEM. RANDOMLY THE ENGINE OR POWER TRAIN DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IT IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN IT HAPPENS. IF YOU ARE ENTERING A HIGHWAY, SLOWING DOWN AND THEN RE ACCELERATING, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP S..."
"MY NEW HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS A HESITATION OR PAUSE PROBLEM. RANDOMLY THE ENGINE OR POWER TRAIN DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IT IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN IT HAPPENS. IF YOU ARE ENTERING A HIGHWAY, SLOWING DOWN AND THEN RE ACCELERATING, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION FROM A STOP S..."
"WITHIN DAYS OF TAKING DELIVERY, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE 3-4 SECONDS TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, AND WOULD NOT FULLY ACCELERATE UNTIL ALMOST 10 SECONDS LATER, CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUES FOR TIMES WHEN SPEEDY ACCELERATION (AT INTERSECTIONS, CLOSE CALLS, ETC.) WAS PARAMOUNT. FROM THERE, THE INFOTAINM..."

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