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2025 Hyundai Santa Fe driver assistance problems

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe has 29 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

29

Driver Assistance complaints

17%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Related recalls

25V808000Driver AssistanceNovember 20, 2025 · 143,472 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera may not have been installed properly, which can damage the wiring harness and cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence

A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the camera wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning January 15, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 288. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 22, 2025.

What owners report

All normal sounds completely stop working, no audio or volume at all: no turn signal, no collision warning, no GPS audio, no radio; no hands-free phone volume. Hyundai Service department advised they have never heard of this type of incident. All warning systems are completely silent.

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · February 25, 2026

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe driver assistance — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe driver assistance?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the driver assistance: 25V808000.

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.