Model years Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid
2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid
Complaints about this year name speed far more often than the model's other years — 22% of them, about 56× the usual rate of 0.4%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 76 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 6 |
| Involving a crash | 3 |
| Recalls | 3 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 4/5 |
| EPA combined | 35 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- accelerate — 21% of complaints, 53× usual
- loss — 18% of complaints, 46× usual
- only — 18% of complaints, 46× usual
What owners wrote
1. The SUV experiences complete power loss and goes into limp mode. Have been in nearly 3 accidents on highways with a vehicle that goes from 65 to 35 with no warning and then cannot accelerate or gain speed. 2. Battery, out of no where, goes from 3/4 full to…
Sudden loss of power while driving on the interstate (65 MPH) , car would no longer accelerate and slowed down to ~10 MPH. Had to merge onto emergency lane, car struggled to power over 30 MPH. Warning light came up to "Park with engine On to charge battery". P…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 25V808000 BACK OVER PREVENTION Fixed free of charge.
- 25V809000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 26V218000 SEAT BELTS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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