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2021 Hyundai Santa Fe driver assistance problems

The 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe has 29 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

29

Driver Assistance complaints

12%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Related recalls

24V879000Driver AssistanceNovember 21, 2024 · 226,118 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence

A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 271.

What owners report

Message: I own a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe with the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist feature installed and activated. The Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist did not function properly to stop my car to avoid a low speed impact. I applied the brakes to stop. I could not avoid impacting another vehicle.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · March 28, 2021 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe driver assistance — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe driver assistance?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the driver assistance: 24V879000.

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.