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2023 Hyundai Santa Fe transmission problems

The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe has 41 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

41

Transmission complaints

13%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

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.

What owners report

“Early March 2025 the vehicle was put car in park, got out of car to close yard gate, turned around to walk back to car but car was rolling forward and hit the flat bed trailer causing approximately $5000 in damage. It was put in park before getting out but jumped gear before getting back in.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · March 1, 2025 · crash

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe have?

NHTSA has 41 complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe transmission — 13% 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.