2026 Hyundai Santa Fe problems and recalls

Owners have filed 30 complaints on the 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (6 complaints).

30
Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
53.0
Severity index

Severity index 53.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 53.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (20.0%)6 20%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 complaints (16.7%)5 17%SeatsSeats: 5 complaints (16.7%)5 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (13.3%)4 13%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 3 complaints (10.0%)3 10%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (6.7%)2 7%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (6.7%)2 7%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (6.7%)2 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER620.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE516.7%
SEATS516.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM413.3%
VISIBILITY/WIPER310.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL26.7%
STEERING26.7%
POWER TRAIN26.7%

Complaints filed per year

014282025: 22026: 28 (partial year)252628
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20252
2026 (year to date)28

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.
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.
26V04700027/01/2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, and Tucson vehicles. Due to a software error, the inst
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 2026-08-19. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.