2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-27 | 22V810000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 44,396 | — | Details |
| 2017-12-13 | 17V801000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1,209 | — | Details |
| 2017-09-20 | 17V577000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 197 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was told by a mechanic that something electrical is wrong with the vehicle it causes the engine to misfire. Different… |
| 2026-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH and attempting to accelera… |
| 2026-03-30 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | I own a 2018 Honda Santa Fe it is using oil so fast. I know that there is other people complaining about the oil consum… |
| 2026-03-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I bought a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe from a dealership in May of 2023. Ever since then I have paid around $8,000 in repairs… |
| 2026-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | The contact owned a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact’s son stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the brake pedal depre… |
| 2026-03-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Enterprise car sales sold me this vehicle when it had 3 open recalls on it. The vehicle itself was a problem from the b… |
| 2026-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, while depressing the brak… |
| 2026-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport equipped with a Theta II GDI engine began exhibiting excessive oil consumption, engine k… |
| 2026-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2/27/26 Kept regularly scheduled oil changes with dealer. Car began to knock and lose power, Oil light is periodicall… |
| 2026-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I drove 2.5 hours north to a Marine brother's father's funeral, who unexpectedly passed. I started my drive home and ma… |
| 2026-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am reporting a serious safety concern involving a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport with approximately 132K miles. While dr… |
| 2026-02-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While parked the panoramic sunroof spontaneously shattered. |
| 2026-02-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | engine cut out on highway, check engine light flashing. Car would not exceed 50 mph on highway and would hesitate/jump … |
| 2026-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact received an undisclosed recall notification, and the local … |
| 2026-02-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car stuttered and would not rev past 2k rpm. Blinking check engine light appeared Code was for known connecting rod fai… |
| 2026-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the engine made a knoc… |
| 2026-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My starter failed while out shopping. No issues starting the car departing from my home, but would not start in the sto… |
| 2026-01-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that the headlights suddenly illuminated without the… |
| 2026-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine is burning oil as a default in manufacturing of engine, leaving little to know oil in the engine and causing oth… |
| 2025-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH and approaching a stop,… |
| 2025-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My vehicle has approximately 152,000 miles, and I am currently experiencing a major engine failure. Oil consumption and… |
| 2025-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have been experiencing issues with oil consumption, having to get oil changes every 2 months and sometimes monthly wi… |
| 2025-10-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My vehicle is using excessive oil. I first noticed this around 80 000 miles. Initially it started off with not being ab… |
| 2025-10-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle developed loud engine knocking and abnormal noise consistent with known Hyundai engine defects. The vehicle… |
| 2025-10-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My air bar light was flashing so I took it into the dealer as it is still under warranty. They said it is a sensor in t… |
| 2025-10-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I'm the second owner of this vehicle, I purchased it when it was one year old. I've provided careful maintenance, as th… |
| 2025-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My husband was driving our vehicle on the highway when the engine began to smoke and the caught fire. Unfortunately it … |
| 2025-10-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving out of the driveway, there was a … |
| 2025-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I own a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. I leased it new, then purchased outright in May 2022. I had no issues with my vehi… |
| 2025-10-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In 2023, I purchased this car in December. I didn' t know this car would have such known problems. In over a year and a… |
| 2025-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle lost motiv… |
| 2025-09-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving to the residence at a moderate sp… |
| 2025-09-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 2 | I pulled into my driveway, put car in park, left the car running to leave the ac for a minute, my granddaughter was i… |
| 2025-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have taken my car to the dealership now 3 times for the same recall issue. This time, they are telling me Hyundai wi… |
| 2025-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Excessive oil burning even after replacing the motor once before. |
| 2025-09-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount o… |
| 2025-08-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This vehicle is burning oil. It burned out a spark plugs and almost caused a crash. Purchased from dealership 6/26/2025 |
| 2025-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the engine seized. No … |
| 2025-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I recently purchased this used vehicle in June(2025) and after a couple of months of owning the vehicle, I started noti… |
| 2025-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Our vehicle was towed to a Hyundai Dealership on July 26, 2025 (VIN [XXX] ) … |
| 2025-07-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Burning oil, going through 1 quart every 250 miles. Paid over $1000 for last service. Replaced valves, gasket, fuel pum… |
| 2025-07-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | High pressure fuel pump leaking gas into engine oil |
| 2025-07-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While I was dropping on the highway my vehicle suddenly slowed down when and the engine started shaking when I approach… |
| 2025-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving down the road when the check engine light began to flash. The vehicle started to decelerate and began to … |
| 2025-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Over 3 years ago I went in for a normal oil change at Brookshire Hyindai Dealership where I was told my engine was cons… |
| 2025-06-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In May while driving on the highway my car suddenly wouldnt accelerate and started jerking. It would go past 60-65 and … |
| 2025-05-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In under 5,000 miles, my vehicle consumed over 5qt of oil. No indication of leaking. Took to an auto shop with ASE-cert… |
| 2025-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Constantly losing oil and there is NO oil leak. Had numerous Oil Consumption Test done. Paid for other unnecessary t… |
| 2025-05-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle failed an oil consumption test. Dealership acknowledges that the vehicle burns 1.5 quarts per 1 thousand miles.… |
| 2025-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Followed all the steps for the theta II engine issue included replacing the knock sensor and spark plugs. The engine lo… |