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2020 Hyundai Santa FE Body and structure Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
4%of 218 total for the year
Median mileage
1,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the body and structure of the 2020 Hyundai Santa FE, 4% of the 218 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,000 miles.

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.

“My car is siting in park, running with the driver's door open in my town house parking lot. I get out of my car to open the passenger's back door as well as my trunk for her. I then get back into the driver's seat. I am waiting on my friend to load her items into my new Santa Fe for an out of town retreat. She finishes loading items and proceeds to get into the passenger side front seat. As she is getting into the car, she says she needs to go to the bathroom . I tell her let's go now before we get started on our trip. We were suppose to be meeting about 10 college students. …”

NHTSA complaint #11307050, filed 2020-02, 1,000 miles

“I have a Hyundai Santa Fe 2020 had it only a year my sunroof is a panoramic and it busted out of nowhere. Nothing hit it just shattered on its own when I was going down the road. I know nothing hit it because nobody was on the road near me and I looked around and saw nothing. I was told to report it here so that’s what I’m doing.”

NHTSA complaint #11667751, filed 2025-06

“I was driving and heard a sound like an explosion. When I was able to safely pull over, I examined my 2020 Sante Fe and noticed the panel of glass right before sunroof exploded. No rock hit it, just exploded.”

NHTSA complaint #11540442, filed 2023-08

“The roof of my car between the sunroof and the windshield (called panoramic sunroof) shattered as I was driving down the highway. It was about 10:00 pm on a weeknight and there were no cars within sight distance in front of me. When it happened it sounded like a gun shot going off at point blank range and I immediately pulled over and checked for bullet holes. Since it was dark I could not see any damage. Today I took the car and had a small chip fixed in my windshield down by the windshield wipers and the service tech pointed out to me that the roof was shattered. …”

NHTSA complaint #11718307, filed 2026-02

“2020 Hyundai Santa Fe quartz white pearl paint and the paint is blowing off as I drive in multiple places. I took it to the dealer because when I called they said there's a Z05 recall on white Hyundai paint and it would be covered. When I take it in, they say 2020's weren't covered because the paint issue was corrected in 2020, when clearly it wasn't. In any case Hyundai agreed to pay 65% of the cost, nothing more. THEY NEED to include all years that present this issue. Unfortunately I've now picked my car up and the paint in the areas that were painted are a different color white. …”

NHTSA complaint #11734970, filed 2026-04

Related service bulletins

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202532%
202453%
202363%
202263%
202132%
202094%
2019147%
201811%
201771%
201663%
201594%
2014204%
2013234%
201282%
2011106%
2010125%
2009144%
2008204%
2007183%
200633%
200563%
2004124%
20033010%
20021710%
2001199%

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
Brakes
11 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 Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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