2023 Hyundai Santa Fe problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 202 NHTSA owner complaints, 1 recall campaign and government crash-test data for 2023 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 — 202 NHTSA complaints on file-5
- Recalls — 1 recall campaign for this model year-3
- Crash / fire reports — 11 crash reports and 3 fire reports among complaints-2
- Injuries / fatalities — 15 injuries and 0 deaths reported-2
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER38 reports
- POWER TRAIN21 reports
- ENGINE16 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM13 reports
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE9 reports
- SERVICE BRAKES8 reports
- VISIBILITY/WIPER7 reports
- SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE6 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER4 reports
- STRUCTURE4 reports
Recalls (1)
- 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.
Crash-test ratings
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