2016 Model Year

Hyundai Santa Fe

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
230
Recalls
0
Crashes
5
Severe
12

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 2026

The motor began to making a knocking noise and started smoking like a fire was starting. We immediately turned off the vehicle preventing from a full...

Engine
Sep 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH and attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the vehicle de...

Engine
Jul 2025

My engine failed at 113,000 miles. It just sounded like a diesel truck when I started it one day. There were no warning messages at all. It did not ha...

Engine
Jul 2025

This is my 2nd engine on my 2016 Santa Fe Sport. My car has 190,000 miles and had a catastrophic engine failure, it’s been at the dealership for 2 mon...

Engine
Apr 2025

My 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe lost all power, shutting off and stopping abruptly in the middle of the road with no warning lights or “limp mode” being set...

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Mar 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact stated that the brake pedal was inoper...

Engine
Mar 2025

Engine oil runs out quickly

Engine
Feb 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with the check...

Engine
Jan 2025

While driving down the highway at 65mph my 2016 Santafe Sport experienced engine failure. We sat on the side of the highway, next to an on ramp with h...

Engine
Dec 2024

The vehicle began making a knocking sound upon starting. I contacted the local dealership for a service appointment and learned that they were out a c...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe has 230 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 5 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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