2024 Hyundai Santa Fe problems and complaints

Owners have filed 146 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. The most-reported areas: Power Train (42), Unknown Or Other (30), Electrical System (28).

Key takeaways

  • 146 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 11 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 9 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Power Train4229%
Unknown Or Other3021%
Electrical System2819%
Forward Collision Avoidance1510%
Service Brakes139%
Engine128%
Seats96%
Vehicle Speed Control85%
Seat Belts85%
Visibility/Wiper75%
Back Over Prevention64%
Tires64%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV AWD4/54/55/54/5
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV FWD4/54/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Power Train - filed 2026-09-17

I am filing an urgent complaint against Hyundai motor America for a direct violation of the national traffic and motor vehicle safety act. The manufacturer is actively refusing to honor and execute the mandated remedy for federal safety recall 263 (NHTSA campaign 24V-529). My 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT suffered an immed...

Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-09-10

Electric oil pump failure in transmission

Power Train - filed 2026-09-10

Our vehicle does this all the time and has done so for almost two years. After starting the vehicle and then shifting to a gear, either drive or reverse. The vehicle does not always go into gear. When you take your foot off the brake to push on the accelerator, the vehicle will start to roll in the opposite direction i...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.