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2022 Hyundai Santa Fe: recalls and problems

5 recalls and 205 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is power train.

5recalls
205complaints
9crashes reported
1fires reported
4injuries reported
1 recall with a “do not drive” or “park outside” warning

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Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Power Train57 · 28%
  • Engine54 · 26%
  • Unknown Or Other49 · 24%
  • Electrical System33 · 16%
  • Fuel/Propulsion System28 · 14%
  • Vehicle Speed Control17 · 8%
  • Forward Collision Avoidance16 · 8%
  • Service Brakes11 · 5%
  • Back Over Prevention7 · 3%
  • Structure6 · 3%

What owners report

Vehicle Speed Control

Incident 1: while driving the accelerator stopped responding. i had to drift to a nearby parking lot and stop. once i turned the vehicle on again, the accelerator was working. i did not report this incident to the dealer. i thought it was a fluke. incident 2: 10/5/26 while driving the accelerator stopped working again. luckily i was approaching a stoplight. at the stoplight i turned the car off and on again. the acc

Electrical System,Unknown Or Other

I have had my santa fe sel 2022 in the hyundai service shop 3 times for the reoccurring "shifter system malfunction" warning. i have investigated this issue on the internet and found nhtsa reports this affects models equipped with the push-button "shift-by-wire" systems. hyundai has acknowledged this issue with the tsb 23-at-006h-2. however my vehicle continues to have this intermittent issue and the problem is neve

Unknown Or Other

Vehicle identification number (vin): [xxx] vehicle: 2022 hyundai santa fe component: rearview backup camera nhtsa recall: 271 (campaign number 24v879000) i am submitting a safety complaint regarding the rearview backup camera on my 2022 hyundai santa fe. the backup camera flickers when the vehicle is placed in reverse, causing an intermittent and potentially unreliable rearview image. this is a serious safety conce

Electrical System

I am filing a formal safety complaint against hyundai motor america for non-compliance with federal safety recall regulations regarding recall 244 (nhtsa campaign 23v181/235) for my 2022 hyundai santa fe (vin #[xxx]. i have been experiencing a severe parasitic battery drain that leaves the vehicle completely dead if parked for more than three days. this is a known, definitive symptom of moisture intrusion and short-c

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2022 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
2022 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering Santa Fe. Last refreshed 2026-11-15.