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What 199 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe

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 (199)Crash / fire / injury (15)Transmission & drivetrain (40)Driver assistance (34)Electrical system (34)Engine (34)Brakes (22)Speed control (13)Visibility & wipers (13)Fuel system (11)Body & structure (6)Lane Departure (5)

1 of 199 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 11, 2025LightsBody & structureVisibility & wipersCrash

My wife was parking the car at carport, all of sudden unintended acceleration happened and hit through the wall. The damage on the car was $12478.57 and damaged the wall and storage on both sides of carport. My wife is scared to drive this car.

NHTSA ODI 11666275

Working with the data? Download all 199 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 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 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe verdict →