2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 656 owner complaints for the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe.

Recalled components: brakes, engine, latches, locks and linkages, engine and cooling, and 1 more. Most-described problem: engine failure or replacement (164 complaints, 25%). Most-reported area: engine (368 complaints, 56%; median mileage when it happened: 79,000).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

Year to avoid

Includes the two-row Santa Fe Sport.

7 safety recalls for the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe

Do-not-drive and park-outside recalls first, then newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 3 investigations that name the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe, not counting audit queries; all 3 are closed. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA's first step, to gather information and decide whether to look further. An engineering analysis is a deeper review, usually opened after a preliminary evaluation. A recall query is a review of whether a recall covered the right vehicles or whether its fix works. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 656 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Santa Fe. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Engine failure or replacement164 · 25%
  Median 97,800 miles at failure, from 71 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off98 · 15%
  Median 78,000 miles at failure, from 54 reports with mileage
• Check engine light77 · 12%
  Median 87,300 miles at failure, from 34 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode73 · 11%
  Median 80,500 miles at failure, from 32 reports with mileage
• Smoke or a burning smell56 · 9%
  Median 75,000 miles at failure, from 33 reports with mileage
• Excessive oil consumption37 · 6%
• Hesitation or slow acceleration37 · 6%
  Median 63,500 miles at failure, from 25 reports with mileage
• Engine knocking, ticking or rattling31 · 5%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Engine368 · 56%
  Median 79,000 miles at failure, from 178 reports with mileage
• Brakes80 · 12%
  Median 77,800 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage
• Electrical system70 · 11%
  Median 53,000 miles at failure, from 35 reports with mileage
• Steering57 · 9%
  Median 33,000 miles at failure, from 43 reports with mileage
• Powertrain49 · 7%
  Median 40,000 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage
• Fuel and propulsion system35 · 5%
  Median 45,000 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage
• Speed control34 · 5%
  Median 48,500 miles at failure, from 18 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other56 · 9%
  Median 69,000 miles at failure, from 23 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Hyundai Santa Fe recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2014 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2017 Santa Fe drew the most (260) and the 2014 drew 72.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2014 Santa Fe MPG

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