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2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport Brakes Problems

Complaints
49about this part
Share
15%of 324 total for the year
Median mileage
72,500miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 49 complaints about the brakes of the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport, 15% of the 324 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,500 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I rented the vehicle from enterprise rent a car on may 28. It seemed to run fine then and on the morning of may 29. But about 3.45p.m. I was driving on city streets in arcadia to my doctor's appointment when I saw a car ahead of me suddenly put on its brake lights. I pressed my brakes, but my car did not slow. I had to swerve around the car ahead of me. Shortly thereafter, the brakes started working again. At the next traffic light, I made a left behind another car. At the next traffic light, I was going to make a right behind the car ahead of me. It was stopped at a red light. …”

NHTSA complaint #11219391, filed 2019-06, 125 miles

“Driving on the highway my Hyundai begins braking and cannot be stopped even though the Automatic braking system was disengaged. Dealt with the dealerships and they all provide no help at all. I have brought this to two different dealerships and they just have excuses. This is a known issue with Hyundai and needs to be addressed.”

NHTSA complaint #11612483, filed 2024-09

“I bought my vehicle new I 2018 it only has 5,518 miles the the ABS lite came on I took it straight to the dealer they ran a check on it showes the r r wheel bearing wheel assembly bad / it should be warrantyed of time ive had for 63 1/2 months it should be classed as a factory defect /it hasnt caused any problum but would of had I been on a trip it could of caused an accident they gave est to repair at 676.44 for parts and 289.98 labor / a total of 966.42”

NHTSA complaint #11544069, filed 2023-09

“As you can see from the attached Recall Repair Invoice the item was repaired on 6/20/22. My problem is the ABS light and the other problems associated with the repair have come on after 1 month and has stayed on all of this time. I called the dealer to see if the RECALL was a problem and they said the speed sensor in the wheel hub was the problem and may have to replace sensor or the entire hub depending on type of unit with a cost of $300.00 plus or the entire hub unit for $600.00 plus. It appears that the RECALL caused the other problem to make money for the dealer and Hyundai. …”

NHTSA complaint #11478975, filed 2022-08

“The contact owned a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact’s son stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the brake pedal depressed with no warning light illuminated. The contact’s son stated that the ABS braking system failed, and the brake pedal did not function when attempting to stop the vehicle. As a result of the failure, the contact’s son collided with the highway pavement. No injuries were sustained, and no medical attention was required. The contact’s son also stated that the air bags did not deploy during the crash. A police report was filed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11726456, filed 2026-03, 130,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20184915%
20175515%
201669%
20152327%
20143018%
20134221%

Other parts of the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport

Engine
199 complaints
Other or unknown
39 complaints
Fuel system
33 complaints
Electrical system
21 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
18 complaints
Engine cooling
13 complaints
Vehicle speed control
10 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Exterior lighting
7 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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