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What 25 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (25)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (7)Fuel system (6)Engine (5)Lane Departure (5)Transmission & drivetrain (4)Driver assistance (3)Steering (3)Airbags (1)Hybrid Propulsion System (1)Speed control (1)

1 of 25 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Jun 8, 2023AirbagsCrash

During the accident, the airbag in the steering wheel, barely deployed and threw sparks in the air. Passenger door airbag ruptured. I have pictures of the torn airbag. The cab of the vehicle filled with smoke and sparks came out around the steering wheel. Driver felt like their pants are on fire. To the best of my knowledge, there has been no inspection of the airbag system.

NHTSA ODI 11525980

Working with the data? Download all 25 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 15, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid verdict →