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2025 Hyundai Santa FE Electrical system Problems

Complaints
30about this part
Share
22%of 137 total for the year
Median mileage
3,350miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the electrical system of the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE, 22% of the 137 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,350 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“My 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid with 1724 miles was unresponsive in the garage. Not able to get in the car because the 12v battery was completely drained. Hyundai dispatched a tow truck to take it to the local Hyundai dealership. A service provider did call me to let me know the car was there. He also told me that apparently this problem I had was a known issue with the 2025 Santa Fe Hybrids. I had no advance warning of any imminent problems with the battery.”

NHTSA complaint #11702075, filed 2025-11

“When I start the car or first start rolling the whole dashboard goes black! I can still hear sound but nothing on the screen. This is a safety issue. It flickers while driving then goes black.”

NHTSA complaint #11722167, filed 2026-03

“My car was locked and battery had died. I was able to get in car with key from fob. I had to put car charger on battery in order to start car. This car is a year old with 18,531 miles”

NHTSA complaint #11708889, filed 2026-01

“I’ve had several instances where putting the vehicle into park the system doesn’t register the shifter button being pressed and continues to be in the current gear. IThis seems to be a safety issue since it has happened multiple times ever since I bought the vehicle. I made sure to fully press the Park button but it continues to stay in the drive or reverse gear The first time it happened I did not notice the vehicle did not register the gear change and the car started to roll forward towards a building.”

NHTSA complaint #11696244, filed 2025-10

“I am reporting a critical safety defect involving my brand-new 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving on the freeway, the vehicle experienced a complete brake system failure, nearly causing a serious accident. My boyfriend was driving at the time, and when he tried to brake, the vehicle did not stop. He had to take immediate evasive action to avoid crashing, which put both of us — and nearby drivers — in immediate danger. The vehicle was purchased about a month ago and had never been serviced or modified. …”

NHTSA complaint #11671982, filed 2025-07

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026514%
20253022%
20243019%
20233617%
20223216%
20212917%
20202511%
20192713%
201898%
2017707%
2016115%
2015208%
20144910%
2013539%
20124312%
20112514%
20102811%
20095014%
20087414%
20079714%
2006109%
2005105%
2004186%
2003289%
2002117%
20013517%

Other parts of the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE

Other or unknown
31 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
22 complaintsForward collision avoidance
20 complaintsTires
17 complaintsEngine
14 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsLane departure
6 complaintsSeats
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE

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.

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