2023 Hyundai Santa Fe problems and recalls

Owners have filed 211 complaints on the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (61 complaints).

211
Complaints
1
Recalls
11
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
15
Injuries
78.1
Severity index

Severity index 78.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 78.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 26 of 86 by severity index among 2023 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 70% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2023 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 61 complaints (28.9%)61 29%Power TrainPower Train: 45 complaints (21.3%)45 21%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 36 complaints (17.1%)36 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 36 complaints (17.1%)36 17%EngineEngine: 35 complaints (16.6%)35 17%Service BrakesService Brakes: 25 complaints (11.8%)25 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 15 complaints (7.1%)15 7%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 11 complaints (5.2%)11 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6128.9%
POWER TRAIN4521.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE3617.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3617.1%
ENGINE3516.6%
SERVICE BRAKES2511.8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL157.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM115.2%

Complaints filed per year

032652022: 22023: 422024: 502025: 652026: 52 (partial year)222324256526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20222
202342
202450
202565
2026 (year to date)52
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 78.5x those in 2022 to 2022 (157 against 2).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V18100017/03/2023TRAILER HITCHESHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai de

Other Hyundai Santa Fe model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-10-09. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.