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2016 Hyundai Santa Fe other problems

The 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe has 26 other complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Other complaints

9%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Other complaints by year

Santa Fe other complaints by model year91 complaints2001: 10 complaints2002: 4 complaints2003: 11 complaints2004: 8 complaints2005: 10 complaints2006: 3 complaints2007: 50 complaints2008: 23 complaints2009: 35 complaints2010: 24 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 16 complaints2013: 58 complaints2014: 42 complaints2015: 22 complaints2016: 26 complaints2017: 91 complaints2018: 12 complaints2019: 48 complaints2020: 38 complaints2021: 40 complaints2022: 44 complaints2023: 59 complaints2024: 25 complaints2025: 26 complaints2026: 6 complaints
Santa Fe other complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“2016 HYUNDAI SANTE FE INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION. COMBINED TOTAL SPEED OF IMPACT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. TWO OCCUPANTS BOTH WEARING SEATBELTS AT TIME OF CRASH. DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING CRASH. PASSENGER SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED (LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT LOCK)…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Other · September 3, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many other complaints does the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe other — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

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.