9.8

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

Get free help with your lemon!
close ad
problem #3

Dec 132019

Santa Fe Sport

  • miles
Purchased vehicle in June 2018 and noticed a problem with headlights, shadow on roadway when driving. I noticed in housing that there were finger prints on lenses and took vehicle back to dealer for remedy...they replaced headlight on driver's side. Did not think anything else about it until I drove the vehicle during darkness. Shadows were observed on side of road that could and did hide bikers/walkers on the side of the roadway. Upon closer inspection of the lights while parked, I noticed that these shadows were also observed on the passenger side. Passengers in vehicle also noticed headlight problems on both sides of vehicle. I contacted dealer about this problem and was told that this was made that way during manufacturing. As time passed, anytime that I took vehicle out during night time hours, whether on the highway, interstate, or country road, these dark spots were always visible and continue to prevent me as a driver from seeing the roadway in its entirety. A photo is attached that was taken today, but the problem has persisted and have met with no solution being offered by the dealer or manufacturer. I decided to file a formal complaint on this ongoing problem with this vehicle's lighting problems.

- Estero, FL, USA

problem #2

Sep 122018

Santa Fe Sport

  • 999 miles
Both of headlight and fog light is getting foggy two day after I got the car from the dealer.replaced with a new one and still getting foggy.

- Ozone Park, NY, USA

problem #1

Jun 062018

Santa Fe Sport

  • 500 miles
Low beam headlights have a dark spot approx. 100 feet in front of the vehicle in the left hand lane. Hyundai says it is designed that way to prevent glare with the hid lights the vehicle has. It is hard to see much in the left lane when driving. The attached photo shows the dark spot on the left side of center. It has been that way since I first drove the car at night. I think it is a definite safety issue.

- Dubois, IL, USA