Hyundai Santa Fe XL: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Photographs and every generation of the Santa Fe XL, through the years →

Santa Fe XL sub-models & family

What goes wrong on the Hyundai Santa Fe XL

Across every Santa Fe XL model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Engine9 complaints across all Santa Fe XL years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
• Unknown Or Other6 complaints across all Santa Fe XL years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
• Service Brakes5 complaints across all Santa Fe XL years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
• Electrical System4 complaints across all Santa Fe XL years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Hydraulic3 complaints across all Santa Fe XL years · typical job: Brake master cylinder or ABS module replacement$680–$1,520
• Power Train1 complaints across all Santa Fe XL years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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