2025 Hyundai Santa Fe problems and recalls

Owners have filed 128 complaints on the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (27 complaints).

128
Complaints
5
Recalls
5
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
4
Injuries
49.5
Severity index

Severity index 49.5 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 49.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 30 of 46 by severity index among 2025 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 35% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2025 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 27 complaints (21.1%)27 21%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 26 complaints (20.3%)26 20%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 20 complaints (15.6%)20 16%Power TrainPower Train: 19 complaints (14.8%)19 15%TiresTires: 15 complaints (11.7%)15 12%EngineEngine: 13 complaints (10.2%)13 10%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 12 complaints (9.4%)12 9%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 8 complaints (6.2%)8 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2721.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2620.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2015.6%
POWER TRAIN1914.8%
TIRES1511.7%
ENGINE1310.2%
VISIBILITY/WIPER129.4%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL86.2%

Complaints filed per year

040812024: 12025: 462026: 81 (partial year)24252681
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20241
202546
2026 (year to date)81

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
25V54900026/08/2025ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERSHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson and Santa Fe vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can cause a loss of drive power and engine damage, possibly resulting in an oil leak.
25V65900002/10/2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLYHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe vehicles. The B+ positive terminal cover on the starter motor assembly may be improperly installed, which can cause an electrical short during a crash.
25V80800021/11/2025BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTIONHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera may not have been installed properly, which can damage the wiring harness and cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to
25V80900021/11/2025AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAINHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
26V21800006/04/2026SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGEHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6, 2023-2026 Genesis G90, 2024-2026 Hyundai Santa Fe, and Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The driver and passenger seat belt anchors may detach.

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 2026-09-03. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.