NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls
The 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 236
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 22V056000
- Reported
- February 3, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 357,348
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Santa Fe, 3 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch
- Campaign
- 17V358000
- Reported
- June 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 437,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015, 2017 Santa Fe, 1 other model
Seat belts: front: warning light/devices
- Campaign
- 16V145000
- Reported
- March 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Santa Fe
2016 Hyundai Santa Fe complaints by year
NHTSA has received 236 owner complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe, the newest on September 4, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe, the component group named most often is the engine (64%), followed by the power train (9%) and the electrical system (5%).
None of the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe owners gave the mileage (69 complaints), the median was 62,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine151
- Unknown Or Other25
- Power Train21
- Electrical System11
- Air Bags9
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic9
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 28 | |
| 2022 | 36 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 47 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 57. 17% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Hyundai Santa Fe year in the same window: 19th highest of the 22 ranked years.
The 236 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Santa Fe by model year
Other 2016 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted