2023 Hyundai Santa Fe problems and recalls

Owners have filed 206 complaints on the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (59 complaints).

206
Complaints
1
Recalls
11
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
15
Injuries
79.4
Severity index

Severity index 79.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 79.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 21 of 82 by severity index among 2023 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 74% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2023 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 59 complaints (28.6%)59 29%Power TrainPower Train: 43 complaints (20.9%)43 21%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 36 complaints (17.5%)36 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 35 complaints (17.0%)35 17%EngineEngine: 35 complaints (17.0%)35 17%Service BrakesService Brakes: 24 complaints (11.7%)24 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 14 complaints (6.8%)14 7%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 11 complaints (5.3%)11 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5928.6%
POWER TRAIN4320.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3617.5%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE3517.0%
ENGINE3517.0%
SERVICE BRAKES2411.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL146.8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM115.3%

Complaints filed per year

032652022: 22023: 422024: 502025: 652026: 47 (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)47
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 2026-09-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.