2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Reviews - Verified Owners

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Maria C.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/07/2026

Verified Review

Having major issues with our 2025 Santa Fe Hybrid

We are currently having major issues where the car suddenly slows down and would not accelerate while driving on the highway. Our car is currently with a dealer in New Jersey as the incident happened a second time in a span of one month after two trips to the service maintenance in New Jersey and Charlotte NC and being assured car is fine. We are no longer confident to drive the car back to NC.

Hyundai Motor America responded on 07/07/2026 09:38 AM

Hello Maria, Allow us to have a further look at your vehicle concerns. A team member will be in touch with you shortly. Thank you ^cc.

David F.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/06/2026

Verified Review

Dumb safety future causes major use inconvenience

My older Santa Fe with automatic distance cruise control worked fine without an eye monitoring system for the driver. The new Santa Fe has this new eye monitoring combined with the automatic distance cruise control. Well well you can not use any type of cruise control on the new safety system while wearing sunglasses. The main place where you would want to use cruise control is on long highway drive the exact same place where you would want to wear sunglasses to reduce eye fatigue. They treat sunglasses like an unapproved accessory and the vehicle's sun visor is the only allowable form of sun glare protection. The eye monitor system is so bad it even activates frequently as blocked view of eyes on prescription glasses so Lasik or contacts only. Occasionally it even activates when looking straight ahead eyes wide open dealer says if I raise my steering wheel that wouldn't happen as much because the sensor is on the steering column. So to use cruise control I have to live with sun glare and have steering wheel in uncomfortable position. I feel like I've been sold a future cruise control that doesn't actually exist. I've gone to two different dealerships they were both like yes we know there is no fix and Hyundai thinks it is a great future. So this is not a specific issue to my vehicle.

Hyundai Motor America responded on 07/07/2026 08:23 AM

Hello David, thank you for your feedback regarding your 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid. We’re truly sorry to hear about your disappointment with new safety features. Customer feedback plays an integral role in product design and development. If you have any questions or concerns about Hyundai vehicles, please contact our customer care center at (800) 633-5151. Thank you ^cc

Benjamin C.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/06/2026

Verified Review

Vehicle has been in the shop for about three months in the first year

Here’s the revised version with the timeline included: I have experienced multiple major issues with my vehicle during the first year of ownership, resulting in approximately three months of total time in the service department. July 3, 2025: The first issue was an electrical problem where the vehicle would randomly honk while it was locked during rainy weather. The dealership determined that moisture was getting into an electrical component/control box, which had to be replaced. April 11, 2026 (approximately 6:00 AM): The vehicle developed a serious acceleration problem and would not accelerate beyond approximately 32 MPH. I returned it to the dealership, where the transmission was replaced. May 26, 2026 (approximately 6:19 AM): Just a few weeks later, the exact same acceleration issue occurred again. The dealership had to involve Hyundai Corporate engineers to assist with diagnosing the problem. Based on their recommendations, the dealership replaced a fuel pump (or fuel system component). Despite these major repairs, I have spent approximately three months without reliable use of my vehicle during my first year of ownership. This has been extremely frustrating and has significantly impacted my confidence in the vehicle’s reliability. I purchased this vehicle expecting dependable transportation, and instead I have experienced repeated major mechanical and electrical failures in its first year.

Hyundai Motor America responded on 07/06/2026 03:43 PM

Benjamin, thank you for sharing your feedback on your 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid. Your comments have been sent to your case manager for review. Your assigned Specialist will be in touch with you to discuss your concerns further. ^cc

Paul G.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/06/2026

Verified Review

new transmission already?!

Had the vehicle for less than two years, at 15,000 miles the transmission needed replacement and it's still flaring - early indications of more trouble to come, thank god for warrantees.

Hyundai Motor America responded on 07/06/2026 11:45 AM

Hello Paul, We encourage you to continue working with your authorized Hyundai dealership for assistance concerning your transmission issues. If you have any questions or concerns about Hyundai vehicles, please contact our customer connect center at (800) 633-5151. Thank you ^cc.

Bradley W.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/05/2026

Verified Review

Easy to Drive, Infotainment is Difficult

I like just about everything on it, except for the way that Apple Car Play interacts with the infotainment. I am glad it is wireless, but once you are using Car Play, you have to completely get out of it to do anything else, unlike my wife's Palisade. In her Palisade, you can have the SiriusXM show on the side and the Waze, from Car Play, on the other side. For me to use the Waze navigation and then see what artist I am listening to on SiriusXM, I have to get out of the Car Play display, swipe right, click on the Sirius XM function and then click on the active station. Then, do the same to get back to Waze. That is a lot to do while driving, especailly, when they are able to be both on the same screen in other edition besides the Calligraphy. Also, on the Sirius XM player, it has a terrible use of the screen space. It limits the characters that it will show and does not scroll across either. There is plenty of space to show the full artist and song title, but it limits it for no reason. The last thing is the sports following "feature." It has very odd sports for an American model. It doesn't have American football and has other sports that aren't even on TV here most of the time.

Micheal A.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/04/2026

Verified Review

Santa Fe Hybrid

Vehicle is great except for rattle in dash. Hyundai has taken the position that I need to live with it even though it has been in the shop three times and ask three times they agree that it is present and shouldn’t be. The reason they want me to live with it is they don’t want to tear the dash apart due to fear of causing more problems.

Hyundai Motor America responded on 07/06/2026 10:32 AM

Thank you for sharing your concerns with us Micheal. This information has been forwarded to your case manager for further handling. ^cc

Teri H.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/04/2026

Verified Review

My 2025 Sante Fe

In the shop x2 months for my display just shutting off. Now I have an assistant driver alert.

Michelle B.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/03/2026

Verified Review

there are some mechanical features that need to be change/protected

Eric K.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/01/2026

Verified Review

Favorite Car I've owned.

I was reluctant to swap to Hyundai as we are typically a Toyota family. However, my Santa Fe quickly became my favorite car I've owned. Most cars and SUVs look the same these days and the Santa Fe is distinct. The ride is smooth, the UI is great, and overall a great vehicle.

Recommended

Christopher B.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/01/2026

Verified Review

Extremely happy with my purchase

Love the "Heads Up" display and the 360 degree camera views while parking.

Recommended

Marcia J.

2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid

Verified Owner

07/01/2026

Verified Review

Bad dash

The dash panel is horrid. You can only see the temp controls under very limited light conditions. No possible way to take a quick look when driving. The choices of items you see displayed are a poor choice. I don’t need to see an icon that tells me it’s a school zone etc. I don’t look there. Taking a way the direction display was a poor choice. That is something I use all the time. I hate it so much I will be trading the car in soon

Hyundai Motor America responded on 07/01/2026 12:39 PM

Hello Marcia, Thank you for sharing your feedback on your 2025 Santa Fe Hybrid. We continuously monitor the feedback of our owners as we develop new models and trims to best match our consumers' preferences. ^cc