Complaints peak with the 2017 (1,320 of 9,169). Tap any bar or generation.
What Santa Fe owners report across recent generations
Owner summary2024–present (5th generation, MX5)
Owner data is thin for this generation. NHTSA complaints on the 2024 center on the transmission, with owners describing gears that will not engage when shifting out of Park, and CarComplaints has only five reports for 2024, two of them describing limp mode. Recalls on 2024 models cover transmission software that may let the vehicle roll away in Park and a trailer parking message that can block the rearview camera image, and 2024–2025 models have a starter terminal cover that may be installed improperly. [1] [2]
2019–2023 (4th generation, TM)
Complaints are moderate for this generation. On the 2020, NHTSA reports focus on the engine, including check engine lights, stalls and oil consumption. CarComplaints ranks stalling while driving first for 2019, followed by shattered sunroof glass and rain pooling on the left side of the windshield. A recall covers 2020–2021 models whose windshield may not have been properly bonded to the body. [3] [4]
2013–2018 (3rd generation, DM)
This generation, sold as the three-row Santa Fe and the two-row Santa Fe Sport, draws heavy engine complaints. On the 2017, NHTSA owners describe check engine lights, stalls, oil consumption, knocking and engine failure. CarComplaints ranks engine failure first for 2013, followed by violent jerking when accelerating and the vehicle drifting. Recalls cover crankshaft pin flaws that wear the bearings on 2017 models with the 3.3-liter engine, machining errors with the same effect on 2013–2014 Santa Fe Sport models and a secondary hood latch cable on 2013–2017 models that may corrode and bind. [5] [6]
Owner summary updated September 25, 2026.
