"How reliable is the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport?"

"Based on 389 NHTSA complaints, the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport has a median complaint mileage of 58000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 389 total complaints filed."

2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 389 complaints

389

Total Complaints

58,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,312 25th Percentile

58,000 Median Mileage

100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

181

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AIR BAGS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE HAS NO ACCELERATION AFTER A STOP. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER OF A COLLISION. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN SWITCHING FROM ECO TO NORMAL MODE. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE SHORT MONTH I..."

"I HAVE JUST PURCHASED MY SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T ULTIMATE 4 DAYS AGO AND WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY FROM WORK TRAFFIC WAS A STOP AND GO. CAR DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT A MILE IN THIS TRAFFIC (I DRIVE A TOTAL OF 16 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK), THEN I TRIED TO GO AFTER STOPPING AND THERE WAS A BIG HESITATION I..."

"01/28/2018 - DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 79 NEAR EVANS CITY AT 7:30 AM, SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNROOF SHATTERED AND BLEW OUT OF THE CAR. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND AT THE TIME, NO ROCKS OR TREES HIT IT."

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