Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe has 3 recalls, 231 complaints.
3
Recalls
231
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
17V358000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood lat...
16V145000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015 to February 12, 2016. In t...
22V056000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. T...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | ENGINE | Beginning about a month ago, I noticed a rattle upon the engine start up that lasted for a 1-2 secon... |
| Feb 16, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The motor began to making a knocking noise and started smoking like a fire was starting. We immediat... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH and attemptin... |
| Aug 14, 2025 | ENGINE | My engine failed at 113,000 miles. It just sounded like a diesel truck when I started it one day. Th... |
| Aug 4, 2025 | ENGINE | My 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe lost all power, shutting off and stopping abruptly in the middle of the roa... |
| Mar 24, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, ... |
| Mar 17, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine oil runs out quickly |
| Feb 27, 2025 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed sp... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | ENGINE | This is my 2nd engine on my 2016 Santa Fe Sport. My car has 190,000 miles and had a catastrophic eng... |
| Nov 24, 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact's husband owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at various... |
| Oct 27, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Hard Shift occurs between gear 1 and gear 2. The hard shift lurches the entire car. It occurs on bot... |
| Oct 5, 2024 | ENGINE | Engine has serious recall that I was not made aware of during purchase. My car has been burning oi... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | ENGINE | Four weeks ago, I noticed my 2016 Santa Fe was not blowing any heated air into the cabin. A/C would ... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Driving on a slight upgrade, lost power and smoke started to come out of the vents and from under th... |
| Sep 14, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | None |
| Sep 3, 2024 | SEATS,SEAT BELTS | I was rear-ended and the driver's seat did not maintain it's position and fell into the seat behind ... |
| Aug 31, 2024 | ENGINE | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? E... |
| Aug 18, 2024 | ENGINE | We were driving through our neighborhood at about 25 mph and we heard a slight knocking noise and th... |
| Aug 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Was driving on a 5 hour car ride at 5pm on August 16th and was going up a hill, the vehicle quickly ... |
| Aug 9, 2024 | ENGINE | Engine shuts off and slows down while driving. |