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2023 Hyundai Santa FE problems

Owners have filed 316 complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Santa FE with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 13.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 13.3%. A further 18.7% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints316

Crashes24

Fires7

Injuries23

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Unknown or other 18.7% · 59

Power train 13.9% · 44

Forward collision avoidance 13.3% · 42

Engine 11.1% · 35

Electrical system 10.8% · 34

Service brakes 6.6% · 21

Vehicle speed control 4.4% · 14

Visibility/wiper 3.5% · 11

Severity

Of those complaints, 24 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 23 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 25 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE in this data, 2023 sits 12th by complaint volume. 2017 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 246 in the last three years against 70 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 8,350 miles.

In owners' own words

My 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe have a recall to fix the trailer hitch, since that I notice some issues with the shifting with a loss of power while driving, my car is 15k miles and showed a check-engine light. I made an appointment for the dealership the next morning. After two days, I was told that the car needs a new transmission. After 3 days still waiting for the car to be fix. Power train

Shifter malfunction has appeared since I bought the vehicle new. Once I took it in, they said it was the software. The vehicle now skipped and hesitate in the lower gears. When in high gears ride fine. But once it stops and start driving again, lower gears wonât drive properly. Drives with hesitation and skips. Power train

Transmission caused vehicle to loose speed on grade posted speed 70mph I could not get over 35 Transmission stuck in 3 gear or would stay in 8th gear unable to gain speed almost got rear-ended vehicle has a 8 speed automatic transmission it will not shift properly loss of power account improper gear for speed Power train

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Hyundai Santa FE years

2019 272 complaints · 24.3% engine 2020 288 complaints · 24.7% engine 2021 240 complaints · 20.8% power train 2022 299 complaints · 18.4% power train 2024 199 complaints · 19.1% power train 2025 187 complaints · 14.4% electrical system

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