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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe brakes problems

The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe has 59 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

59

Brakes complaints

5%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Santa Fe brakes complaints by model year87 complaints2001: 10 complaints2002: 21 complaints2003: 44 complaints2004: 45 complaints2005: 33 complaints2006: 17 complaints2007: 87 complaints2008: 30 complaints2009: 49 complaints2010: 12 complaints2011: 23 complaints2012: 28 complaints2013: 64 complaints2014: 59 complaints2015: 30 complaints2016: 17 complaints2017: 59 complaints2018: 19 complaints2019: 11 complaints2020: 10 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 11 complaints2023: 23 complaints2024: 12 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Santa Fe brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

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

“My lane departure and collision warning did not work when I crashed into a car head on and totallled my vehicle. I had not yet received my recall maintenance, nor did I know about both recalls. Only the first. Not only that but lane assist did not work and the airbag did not go off. Despite…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · August 25, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe have?

NHTSA has 59 complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe brakes — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe brakes?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the brakes: 22V056000.

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.