Major Problems with Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Hyundai Santa Fe Sport to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Hyundai Santa Fe Sport.

Model Year	Complaints
2018 Santa Fe Sport	32
2017 Santa Fe Sport	74
2016 Santa Fe Sport	10
2015 Santa Fe Sport	24
2014 Santa Fe Sport	57

Worst 3 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport complaints

2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport POWER TRAIN Victims: 2 Mileage: 2400 miles

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 23800 miles

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 5000 miles

Browse Hyundai Santa Fe Sport complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and SERVICE BRAKES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Santa Fe Sport owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai santa fe sport. the contact stated that the manufacturer provided a recall notice...	102 ~ 40406 miles
POWER TRAIN my vehicle exhibits all of the issues associated with nhtsa campaign number 17v-226. i have contacted hyundai numerous times and...	36 ~ 32311 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER takata recall i was failed to be notified about the recall on my vehicle for my hood latch being defective....	33 ~ 21498 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL my vehicle was involved in the engine recall which caused the vehicle to completely shut down due to engine failure....	23 ~ 47159 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i have 2014 santa fe sport with 2.4 engine and have a serious hesitation problem. it happens quite often when...	19 ~ 28832 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i had 2 issues with this vehicle and i believe that these might be a common recall issue. the back...	12 ~ 39166 miles
STEERING the car will not stay aligned. every 1 000 miles or so the steering gets wildly out of adjustment and...	12 ~ 29168 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i have recently received a safety recall notice from hyundai from national traffic and motor vehicle safety act for the...	11 ~ 28105 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE after driving the vehicle 15 miles on the highway we drove on residential street for about 1.5 miles. as i...	8 ~ 35600 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL engine started to make clicks and car immediately stalled getting off the freeway. had to be stopped parked before i...	8 ~ 25463 miles
AIR BAGS i have recently received a safety recall notice from hyundai from national traffic and motor vehicle safety act for the...	8 ~ 28608 miles
SUSPENSION the car will not stay aligned. every 1 000 miles or so the steering gets wildly out of adjustment and...	6 ~ 30079 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING se compr el vehculo ha tenido dos recall se ha llevado a todos los mantenimientos rutinarios ahora airbag light supuestamente...	5 ~ 8584 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact rented a 2017 hyundai santa fe sport. the contact stated that when the vehicle was parked...	4 ~ 14119 miles
WHEELS noticed a vibration when driving on the freeway stopped at a les schwab and the tire belts on two of	2 ~ 41750 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i actually have two separate problems with my hyundai. 1)my car lurches when i step on the gas if i've...	2 ~ 30650 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2018 hyundai santa fe sport. while the vehicle was parked and shut off the rear...	1 ~ 10000 miles
SEATS engine performance is under normal specifications 22 - 24 mpg car is giving 20 mpg on hwy. both front seat...	1 ~ 10000 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the vehicle almost stopped in the middle lane of interstate highway while driving at a speed of 60 plus mph....	1 ~ 17900 miles
BLIND SPOT DETECTION > LANE DEPARTURE tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai santa fe sport. the contact stated that the blind spot detection was faulty...	1 ~ 37670 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe sport. while driving at an undisclosed speed the sun roof exploded....	1 ~ 10000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2015 hyundai santa fe sport. the contact stated that the rear passenger door did not...	1 ~ 48000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai santa fe sport. while the vehicle was parked the contact attempted to kill...	1 ~ 7500 miles

FAQ

What year Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 5 years, Hyundai Santa Fe Sport models of 2016, 2015, 2018 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Hyundai Santa Fe Sport?

Hyundai Santa Fe Sport models of 2017 and 2014 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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