"How reliable is the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe?"

"Based on 253 NHTSA complaints, the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe has a median complaint mileage of 9612 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 253 total complaints filed."

2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 253 complaints

253

Total Complaints

9,612mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,500 25th Percentile

9,612 Median Mileage

32,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Power Train

Body

Steering

Service Brakes

Air Bags

Automatic Emergency Braking

Fuel/Propulsion System

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AUGUST 1 AND DROVE IT HOME, 50 MILES, AT 75+ MPH. IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED A HIGH VIBRATION IN THE RIDE AS WELL AS LOOKING IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE BLURRY FROM THE VIBRATION UNTIL I PLACE A FINGER ON THE MIRROR. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY RELATING..."

"MY NEW 2019 HYUNDAI SANTE FE FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT HAD THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. IT SAID THE BSM SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING. THEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAD TO WAIT TO GET IT TO START. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 OCCASIONS WHEN IT DID START IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOI..."

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 60 complaints

25th: 2,650 mi Median: 16,000 mi 75th: 40,000 mi

Unknown Or Other 44 complaints

25th: 1,912 mi Median: 10,406 mi 75th: 19,926 mi

Electrical System 24 complaints

25th: 2,912 mi Median: 5,007 mi 75th: 22,082 mi

Power Train 24 complaints

25th: 9,050 mi Median: 13,738 mi 75th: 64,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 23 CA: 22 FL: 21 NY: 19 NC: 16 PA: 14 MD: 11 OH: 11 VA: 10 GA: 9

Who Files Complaints?

0.4%

Original Owners

99.6%

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
2013	805	52,500	Engine	25
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
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