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Hyundai Santa Fe Lemon Odds and Nada Odds

Hyundai Santa Fe Lemon Odds and Nada Odds:

Other sources of Hyundai Santa Fe reliability information provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Hyundai Santa Fes with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Hyundai Santa Fes that are lemons (required three or more repair trips in the past year). These figures might surprise you.

These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to closely track Hyundai Santa Fe lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Hyundai Santa Fe has been recently.

See what our members say about Hyundai Santa Fe lemon odds and brand reputation.

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Hyundai Santa Fe Lemon Odds and Nada Odds through December 31, 2012

General NotesNote the sample sizes in the right column. For a precise Nada Odds, it'd be best to have 50+ cars. For Lemon Odds, 100+. In most cases the sample sizes are between 25 and 35, and differences of less than six points are probably not meaningful. This is especially a factor with the "Lemon Odds," where nearly all scores are low.

That said, the Lemon Odds figures are probably much lower than many people suspected, so we've posted them. Similarly, the Nada Odds are probably higher than many people suspected. Even with the least reliable cars in this results set your odds of no repairs would be better than one in three. Surprised? MethodologyThe samples include cars for which we have at least nine months of data in the past year. The "Nada-odds" are adjusted based on the average number of months of data per car. These stats are very close to what they'd be if we included only cars with a full year of data.

Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Recalls and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.
Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars
30 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 37900 miles driven2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Join or sign in to view
33 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 48600 miles driven2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Join or sign in to view
38 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 63400 miles driven2007 Hyundai Santa Fe 68 3

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Competing Car Model Lemon Odds and Nada Odds Results through December 31, 2012

Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars
34 vehicles, 10.8 months per vehicle, 14000 miles driven2012 Chevrolet Equinox Join or sign in to view
66 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 26400 miles driven2011 Chevrolet Equinox 73 2
65 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 40700 miles driven2010 Chevrolet Equinox 65 3
28 vehicles, 10.8 months per vehicle, 11800 miles driven2012 Honda CR-V Join or sign in to view
44 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 20600 miles driven2011 Honda CR-V 93 < 1
38 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 31700 miles driven2010 Honda CR-V 89 < 1
42 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 50400 miles driven2008 Honda CR-V 90 < 1
45 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 68200 miles driven2007 Honda CR-V 84 2
28 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 116100 miles driven2002 Honda CR-V Join or sign in to view
31 vehicles, 11.0 months per vehicle, 16200 miles driven2012 Kia Sorento Join or sign in to view
55 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 29000 miles driven2011 Kia Sorento 64 < 1
70 vehicles, 10.9 months per vehicle, 14900 miles driven2012 Subaru Outback 86 < 1
129 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 25500 miles driven2011 Subaru Outback 83 1
92 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 37300 miles driven2010 Subaru Outback 83 < 1
45 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 48300 miles driven2009 Subaru Outback 77 2
48 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 62300 miles driven2008 Subaru Outback 76 < 1
33 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 64400 miles driven2007 Subaru Outback Join or sign in to view
51 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 76700 miles driven2006 Subaru Outback 46 12
82 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 96400 miles driven2005 Subaru Outback 47 5
27 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 146800 miles driven2001 Subaru Outback Join or sign in to view

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What Our Members Are Saying about Brand Reputation and the Hyundai Santa Fe

Brand Reputation of the Hyundai Santa Fe: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.3L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 This vehicle is another example of how and why Hyundai is progressively grabbing more of the market share of vehicles out there. If I had enough room in my driveway I would have purchases this vehicle; even though I&#039;m not a fan of CUV&#039;s or SUV&#039;s; I was really that impressed with it...and of course, with the mile I had, as well as others put on it, they would have to sell it USED!!!
2007 4dr SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 I still have my old 2002 Hyundai Accent. Never had any big problems with it.
2007 4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 2nd Hyunday had great luck with first.
2007 4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 I previously owned a Hyundai. I donated it to our chuch after driving it for 114,000 miles. It got some very minor repairs and ran for another 50,000 that I know of. It may still be on the road.
2005 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 I also own a 2004 Sonata and was impressed with its reliability.
Brand Reputation of the Hyundai Santa Fe: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.3L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 There is nothing I DON&#039;T like about this vehicle. What I least like is how people still have a stigma about the Hyundai brand when they&#039;ve never taken the time to test drive one. Hyundai&#039;s have the best customer satisfaction as well as repeat customer &quot;index&quot; of all the brands out there and for good reason.
2008 4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Quick depreciation; still known as a "Korean" company that is behind Japan, Europe and USA in quality though reputation and word of mouth improving in past few years and part of the reasons why I purchased the Santa Fe

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