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2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport brakes problems

The 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport has 50 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

50

Brakes complaints

12%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Santa Fe Sport brakes complaints by model year58 complaints2013: 41 complaints2014: 29 complaints2015: 22 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 58 complaints2018: 50 complaints
Santa Fe Sport brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

22V810000BrakesOctober 27, 2022 · 44,396 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2018 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.

Consequence

An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS multi-fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 237. This recall is an expansion of recall 22V-056.

22V056000BrakesFebruary 3, 2022 · 357,348 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire.

Consequence

An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS multi-fuse, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 31, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 218.

What owners report

I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ON JUNE 11, #11219391 BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, AND IT DOES NOT SHOW AS A FILED COMPLAINT. PLEASE ADVISE THE STATUS OF THIS COMPLAINT. THANKS

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · May 29, 2019 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport have?

NHTSA has 50 complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport brakes — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport brakes?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the brakes: 22V056000, 22V810000.

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.