"How reliable is the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe?"

"Based on 119 NHTSA complaints, the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe has a median complaint mileage of 7250 miles. The most common issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER."

"What are common problems with the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, accounting for a significant portion of the 119 total complaints filed."

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 119 complaints

119

Total Complaints

7,250mi

Median Mileage

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,000 25th Percentile

7,250 Median Mileage

11,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

POWER TRAIN

VISIBILITY/WIPER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE

SERVICE BRAKES

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

TIRES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Hyundai Distracted Driver feature is FAULTY and VERY hazardous! If someone puts on sunglasses to drive SAFELY, the vehicle says you ARE distracted; and cuts the cruise control and starts braking on its own. VERY BAD!!! The vehicle is almost undrivable. Many others are having their dealerships buy..."

"The forward attention warning (FAW) on the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe calligraphy can not be deactivated. Correction, it can be turned off for normal driving. For instance, driving around the city or not using smart cruise control. As soon as you turn on the smart cruise control it's reactivated and..."

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