2025 Hyundai Santa FE problems
Owners have filed 187 complaints about the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 14.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 12.3%.
Complaints187
Crashes6
Fires0
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 14.4% · 27
Unknown or other 13.9% · 26
Forward collision avoidance 12.3% · 23
Power train 9.6% · 18
Tires 8.0% · 15
Engine 6.4% · 12
Visibility/wiper 5.9% · 11
Seat belts 4.3% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE in this data, 2025 draws comparatively few complaints; 2017 is the outlier year.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 9,262 miles.
In owners' own words
All normal sounds completely stop working, no audio or volume at all: no turn signal, no collision warning, no GPS audio, no radio; no hands-free phone volume. Hyundai Service department advised they have never heard of this type of incident. All warning systems are completely silent. Electrical system
When I start the car or first start rolling the whole dashboard goes black! I can still hear sound but nothing on the screen. This is a safety issue. It flickers while driving then goes black. Electrical system
My car was locked and battery had died. I was able to get in car with key from fob. I had to put car charger on battery in order to start car. This car is a year old with 18,531 miles Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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