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2020 Hyundai Santa FE Brakes Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
5%of 218 total for the year
Median mileage
28,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the brakes of the 2020 Hyundai Santa FE, 5% of the 218 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 28,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“While driving on the highway loss of power and all the light on the info area lit up had to pull over on shoulder and shut off car and restart. And on two separate occasion while on low speed local road brake pedal locked up and I could not stop the car using the brake it was like it was press down already and I was unable to stop.”

NHTSA complaint #11603309, filed 2024-07

“I was at a standstill waiting for oncoming traffic to pass with my foot on the brake and all of a sudden the car accelerated and the forward collision warning fail to come on and I hit a trailer because of it”

NHTSA complaint #11731625, filed 2026-04

“While driving, the engine catastrophically failed without warning, causing an immediate loss of power-assisted braking and steering. The failure occurred while traveling downhill. I was unable to slow or control the vehicle properly and was forced to proceed through a school bus’s flashing lights to avoid a potentially catastrophic collision, resulting in a traffic citation. My son was in the vehicle at the time. A sudden loss of engine power, braking assist, and steering assist while driving presents a serious safety defect. …”

NHTSA complaint #11716098, filed 2026-02

“The park break keeps turning on by its self, rather I'm driving or sitting at a light or stopped at a stop sign. Putting me and my passengers as well as the other motorist on the road at risk for collision.There is an orange EPB light that never goes off that came on about two months ago, and the emergency park break started being engaged without me engaging it after last driving the car, every time I get back in the car. A red park break light comes on and continously blinks and that has been happening for the last month and a half. …”

NHTSA complaint #11614583, filed 2024-09

“I parked my 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe in a hospital parking garage on the morning of July 30, 2024. I was getting ready to leave after my doctor’s appointment. I slowly reversed my car and hit a pillar behind me. As I put the car into drive to come forward slowly, the car accelerated forward at a very fast speed. I took my foot off of the gas and kept pressing the brake pedal, but the car kept speeding forward on its own and I crashed headfirst into a concrete wall. The impact cracked the concrete barrier on the outside of the parking garage. …”

NHTSA complaint #11605859, filed 2024-08

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202613%
202543%
2024138%
20232713%
2022115%
202164%
2020115%
2019115%
20181917%
2017596%
2016177%
20152911%
20145812%
20136310%
2012298%
20112212%
2010125%
20095014%
2008295%
20078713%
20061716%
20053315%
20044314%
20034314%
20022113%
200184%

Other parts of the 2020 Hyundai Santa FE

Engine
81 complaints
Other or unknown
45 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
26 complaints
Electrical system
25 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
19 complaints
Fuel system
17 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
14 complaints
Body and structure
9 complaints
Lane departure
8 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Engine cooling
7 complaints
Steering
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Hyundai Santa FE

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology