2021 Hyundai Santa Fe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 224 complaints
224
Total Complaints
17,250mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,679 25th Percentile
17,250 Median Mileage
36,875 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
47
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
38
ENGINE
32
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
28
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
15
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
6
SERVICE BRAKES
6
VISIBILITY/WIPER
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE IN DRIVE AND STATIONARY, MY VEHICLE HAS CONTINUOUSLY CAD CONNECTIONS ISSUES WITH MY MOBILE PHONE. I HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE STATING 'PHONE NOT RESPONDING. PLEASE RECONNECT IT AND TRY AGAIN.' THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH AND PUT MYSELF AND OTHER..."
"DARK SPOT IN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FIELD CAUSES LOSS OF VIEW FOR DRIVER AS THE DARK SPOT PASSES FROM OBJECT TO OBJECT. PEOPLE OR ANIMALS, EVEN SIGNS LOSE ILLUMINATION AS THE DARK SPOT COVERS THEM. REFLECTIVE BARRELS IN CONSTRUCTION AREAS LOSE THEIR REFLECTIVITY AT NIGHT AS THIS SPOT COVERS THEM. THI..."
"DARK SPOT IN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FIELD CAUSES LOSS OF VIEW FOR DRIVER AS THE DARK SPOT PASSES FROM OBJECT TO OBJECT. PEOPLE OR ANIMALS, EVEN SIGNS LOSE ILLUMINATION AS THE DARK SPOT COVERS THEM. REFLECTIVE BARRELS IN CONSTRUCTION AREAS LOSE THEIR REFLECTIVITY AT NIGHT AS THIS SPOT COVERS THEM. THI..."

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