Hyundai Santa Fe Generation 3 (2013–2020)

Hyundai Santa Fe Generation 3 (2013–2020) — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Hyundai Santa Fe — body generations

Generation Produced Facelift
Generation 1 2001–2006 —
Generation 2 2007–2012 —
Generation 3 2013–2020 —
Generation 4 2021–2023 —
Generation 5 2024–present —

Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style.

Engines used in the Santa Fe

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Hyundai 2.5L 4-cylinder 2021–2023 5 models 41
Hyundai 2.0L 4-cylinder 2017–2020 13 models 16
Hyundai 1.6L 4-cylinder 2021–2023 9 models 15

About this generation

The short-wheelbase version is marketed as the Santa Fe Sport in the United States and Canada, and simply Santa Fe in other regions. While the Santa Fe Sport is solely available in two-row in North America, a third-row seat option is available as standard or optional in most regions outside North America. The 2013 Santa Fe Sport models arrived with an all four-cylinder engine lineup. The standard engine is a 2.4 L developing , with a 2.0 L turbo four on offer.

Front-wheel drive is standard, with all-wheel drive being optional. The Santa Fe Sport has Hyundai's Torque Vectoring Cornering Control feature for upgraded drive performance. Both engines shift through a six-speed automatic transmission (already found in the Azera sedan), returning up to for the naturally aspirated model and for the Santa Fe Sport 2.0T model. The Korean-spec Santa Fe was launched in Asia since 19 April 2012, in short wheel base form with 7-seater capacity.

Available engine types are a 2.0L E-VGT R-Line and 2.2L E-VGT R-Line diesel engines. The Santa Fe Sport went on sale in June 2012 as a 2013 model. It was available with two engines, and multiple packages that add many features. Engine choices are either a 2.4-litre petrol GDi engine, or a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine, offered as the 2.4 and 2.0T trim levels respectively. In Canada, only the 2.0T engine was available.

For the 2017 model, both the LWB Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport has received a facelift with restyled headlights and tail lights. In the domestic Korean market, this facelifted model was named "Santa Fe The Prime". The long-wheelbase variant was released in South Korea as the Maxcruz on March 7, 2013. The longer Santa Fe receives a unique grille design, optional 19-inch alloy wheels, flush dual exhaust tips, and a body shape that accentuates the crossover's added passenger and cargo room hind-wise from the B-pillar.

In some markets, the long-wheelbase Santa Fe is also marketed as the Grand Santa Fe. The long-wheelbase is offered in North America exclusively with a 3.3-litre, V6 petrol engine, the highest output of any vehicle in its class at the time. The Santa Fe in the U.S. is available in two distinct trim levels: the SE (called the GLS until the 2016 model year), and the Limited. As the fourth generation Santa Fe was released in 2018 for the 2019 model year in North America, replacing the Santa Fe Sport, the long-wheelbase Santa Fe (previously simply called the Santa Fe) was renamed Santa Fe XL, in the USA (having been named that in Canada from the model's inception).

In 2019, the Santa Fe XL was replaced by the Palisade.

Source: Wikipedia — Hyundai Santa Fe — Third generation (DM/NC; 2012), CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 67 $10,995 61% 109,168 mi
2016 21 $8,999 50% 123,566 mi
2017 71 $13,450 75% 99,816 mi
2018 32 $13,595 76% 104,808 mi
2019 392 $15,900 89% 86,232 mi
2020 238 $17,900 100% 79,270 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2014 3 647 Engine, Service Brakes, Electrical System
2015 2 330 Engine, Service Brakes, Power Train
2017 6 1,271 Engine, Power Train, Unknown Or Other
2018 2 518 Engine, Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other
2019 2 215 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Power Train
2020 2 193 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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