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2020 Hyundai Santa Fe electrical system problems

The 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe has 24 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

24

Electrical System complaints

9%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Santa Fe electrical system complaints by model year166 complaints2001: 45 complaints2002: 14 complaints2003: 30 complaints2004: 21 complaints2005: 15 complaints2006: 11 complaints2007: 166 complaints2008: 92 complaints2009: 58 complaints2010: 30 complaints2011: 33 complaints2012: 48 complaints2013: 64 complaints2014: 60 complaints2015: 20 complaints2016: 13 complaints2017: 74 complaints2018: 9 complaints2019: 29 complaints2020: 24 complaints2021: 29 complaints2022: 29 complaints2023: 34 complaints2024: 24 complaints2025: 25 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Santa Fe electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“The vehicle seat caught fire overnight, Sept 26th, and was discovered the morning of Sept 27th 2024. The fire was contained to inside the vehicle and melted parts of the driver seat and lower part of steering wheel. The vehicle interior was covered in orange dust and had extremely toxic smell…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · September 26, 2024 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe electrical system — 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.