2022 Hyundai Santa Fe problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 192 NHTSA owner complaints, 5 recall campaigns and government crash-test data for 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 192 NHTSA complaints on file-5
- Recalls — 5 recall campaigns for this model year-15
- Crash / fire reports — 8 crash reports and 1 fire report among complaints-1
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- POWER TRAIN34 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER24 reports
- ENGINE18 reports
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7 reports
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE6 reports
- ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM6 reports
- POWER TRAIN,ENGINE4 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE4 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 reports
Recalls (5)
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING22V197000
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Santa Fe and Santa Cruz vehicles. The oil supply pipe to the turbocharger may crack, which could result in an oil leak in the engine compartment.
- TRAILER HITCHES23V181000
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.
- BACK OVER PREVENTION24V879000
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- POWER TRAIN22V746000
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Sonata, Veloster N, 2022 Santa Cruz, Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a complete loss of drive power.
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE21V524000
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe and Sonata vehicles equipped with 2.5L turbocharged engines. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between the high-pressure fuel pump and fuel rail.
Crash-test ratings
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