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2022 Hyundai Santa Fe transmission problems

The 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe has 53 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

53

Transmission complaints

18%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Santa Fe transmission complaints by model year150 complaints2001: 24 complaints2002: 14 complaints2003: 36 complaints2004: 21 complaints2005: 11 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 31 complaints2008: 24 complaints2009: 24 complaints2010: 110 complaints2011: 21 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 52 complaints2014: 36 complaints2015: 22 complaints2016: 20 complaints2017: 150 complaints2018: 10 complaints2019: 29 complaints2020: 22 complaints2021: 50 complaints2022: 53 complaints2023: 41 complaints2024: 36 complaints2025: 15 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Santa Fe transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

22V746000TransmissionOctober 6, 2022 · 56,148 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Sonata, Veloster N, 2022 Santa Cruz, Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a complete loss of drive power.

Consequence

Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the transmission, as necessary. Dealers will also update the transmission control unit software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 10, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 236.

What owners report

“The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that upon the start of her vehicle while at a gas station, the vehicle initially failed to accelerate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact repeatedly tapped on the accelerator pedal as the vehicle abruptly accelerated…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · October 1, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe have?

NHTSA has 53 complaints about the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe transmission — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe transmission?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the transmission: 22V746000.

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.