Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe has 5 recalls, 116 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
5
Recalls
116
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated July 4, 2026
25V549000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson and Santa Fe vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been impr...
25V659000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe vehicles. The B+ positive terminal cover on the starter motor assembly may be ...
25V808000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera may not have been installed ...
25V809000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The...
26V218000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6, 2023-2026 Genesis G90, 2024-2026 Hyundai Santa Fe, and Hyundai Santa F...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2025 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS | The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbe... |
| Jun 24, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | On June 24, 2026, my spouse was operating our 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe when the vehicle suffered a sudd... |
| Jun 20, 2026 | SEAT BELTS | The middle row left side seat belt does not buckle. We made sure everything is clear in it, it is no... |
| Jun 6, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On 6/6/2026, my husband and I were driving on I70 west bound near the Golden CO exit. Out of nowhere... |
| Jun 6, 2026 | TIRES | Component: TIRES Tire Brand: Pirelli Model: Scorpion (255/45R20) Vehicle: 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Call... |
| Jun 5, 2026 | SEAT BELTS,BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbe... |
| May 28, 2026 | STRUCTURE | Engine Hood getting so hot it is bending or causing metal to bend , like someone sat on middle of ho... |
| May 18, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The engine has 1205 miles on it and seized up. Autofair hyundia of Manchester denied us. We did get ... |
| May 17, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | On [XXX] after spending the day at Henson Creek Golf Course in Fort Washington, MD, I returned to my... |
| May 11, 2026 | SEAT BELTS | The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number... |
| May 9, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Spontaneous windshield crack |
| May 4, 2026 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield spontaneously cracked while parked. There are no signs of impact to explain the crack... |
| May 2, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Driving down the highway. Vehicle random alerts that there is a transmission error. |
| Apr 28, 2026 | SEAT BELTS | The seatbelt buckles for the rear seats are limited to raising up beyond about a 45 degree angle. Th... |
| Apr 27, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On April 27, 2026, my 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe experienced an intermittent electrical/system malfunctio... |
| Apr 26, 2026 | TIRES | My car has 11,000 miles and there is a bulge in the sidewall on the front passenger side. I did not ... |
| Apr 22, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On two occasions, five months apart, the windshield cracked for no apparent reason. No foreign obje... |
| Apr 22, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the ... |
| Apr 14, 2026 | TIRES | P245/45/21 pirelli scorpion AS NCS sidewall on 3 tires has large bubble after 14,600 miles. Hyundai ... |
| Apr 13, 2026 | TIRES | The tire sidewall developed a bubble in it. The tire is only 3 months old. |