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2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid driver assistance problems

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid has 24 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Driver Assistance complaints

19%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Santa Fe Hybrid driver assistance complaints by model year24 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 5 complaints2023: 17 complaints2024: 11 complaints2025: 24 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Santa Fe Hybrid driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

25V808000Driver AssistanceNovember 20, 2025 · 143,472 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera may not have been installed properly, which can damage the wiring harness and cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence

A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the camera wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning January 15, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 288. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 22, 2025.

What owners report

My wife was parking our vehicle near the front of our home, simply rolling forward toward the car in front of her to complete parking on the left side of the street when the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated on its own. The vehicle turned hard to the right, struck the bumper of the parked car she…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · September 10, 2025 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid driver assistance — 19% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid driver assistance?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the driver assistance: 25V808000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.