2022 Hyundai Santa Fe: Reliability Data

259
Total Complaints
10,500mi
Median Mileage
Power Train
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,870 25th Percentile
10,500 Median Mileage
41,716 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Power Train
48
Engine
46
Unknown Or Other
39
Fuel/Propulsion System
22
Electrical System
21
Vehicle Speed Control
13
Service Brakes
10
Automatic Emergency Braking
9
Visibility/Wiper
6
Warnings
6

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"When using WAZE via wireless car play, the connection would be disconnected and prompted me to use cable. Haven't use cable yet so not sure if cable will work."
"When my wife sits in the passenger seat the seat is so low she cannot see over the dashboard. When she uses a cushion the air bag off light goes on indicating she is not protected from collision. This is an obvious safety issue which my dealer claims to know nothing about and has no solution. Plea..."
"When my wife sits in the passenger seat the seat is so low she cannot see over the dashboard. When she uses a cushion the air bag off light goes on indicating she is not protected from collision. This is an obvious safety issue which my dealer claims to know nothing about and has no solution. Plea..."

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.

Power Train 48 complaints
25th: 7,000 mi Median: 9,000 mi 75th: 79,500 mi
Engine 46 complaints
25th: 9,750 mi Median: 13,750 mi 75th: 27,069 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 30 TX: 24 MD: 15 OH: 15 IL: 14 CA: 14 GA: 11 VA: 11 WI: 11 PA: 11

Who Files Complaints?

0.8%
Original Owners
99.2%
Second+ Owners

Hyundai Santa Fe — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20012937
200221910
200339036
200438640
200530027
200614316
200798142
200871832
200950144
201033014
201126626
201247241
201380525
201467527
201532513
20162837
2017118220
20181388
201925320
202024214
20212244
202327222
20241338
20251196

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