1,612 problems have been reported for the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The following chart shows the 27 most common problems for 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling with 818 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (184 problems).
In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe in the United States are 61,218 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Hyundai Santa Fe owners in the last 9 years is 1612, and the age of the vehicle is 9, the PPMY index can then be calculated as
PPMY Index = 1612 / 61,218 / 9 * 1000 = 2.93.
For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Hyundai Santa Fe model year vehicles.
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe in 2017.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Hyundai Santa Fe, the following table can be used to compare the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe with the Hyundai Santa Fe from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2017 Santa Fe is 1,612 while the average number of problems reported for the 27 model years of the Hyundai Santa Fe is 429.