2016 Hyundai Santa Fe

MotorOctane (opens in a new tab) says the key updates in the 2016 Santa Fe facelift are a redesigned front bumper with a fresh take on the fog lamps and a new alloy wheel design, with the side profile unchanged, and that the 2016 Santa Fe gets emergency braking, a rear cross-traffic alert system and smart cruise control. NetCarShow (opens in a new tab) notes the second row of sliding seats gains 15 millimeters of travel for more space. Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) calls the changes minor, credits the seven-passenger crossover with a 5,000-pound tow rating matching the Honda Pilot's and notes the 5-year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper and 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranties, and says the SE had a starting price of $31,545 when new.

EPA rates the 2016 Santa Fe at 19 to 23 mpg combined and $2,700 to $3,300 a year in fuel.

NHTSA lists three recall campaigns for the 2016 Santa Fe. 22V056000 covers an ABS module that could malfunction and cause an electrical short and an engine-compartment fire, with owners advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete, for which dealers replace the ABS multi-fuse as necessary. 17V358000 covers a secondary hood-latch cable that may corrode and bind, leaving the latch unlatched, and 16V145000 covers front seat-belt buckle wiring that the seat's height adjuster may damage, causing a failure to warn.

Owners have filed 305 complaints with NHTSA: engine with 193, unknown or other with 39, power train with 24, service brakes with 23, electrical system with 18 and air bags with 13. CarFactBase (opens in a new tab) quotes an owner who believes the 2.4-liter four has an issue similar to the older engine under recall.

Kelley Blue Book lists used 2016 Santa Fe prices from $10,050 for the SE to $10,650 for the Limited at a dealership, with trade-in values of about $4,050 to $5,800 and private-party values of about $8,200 to $9,625.

EPA rates the 2016 Santa Fe at 19 to 23 mpg combined and $2,700 to $3,300 a year in fuel. The 2016 Kia Sorento rates 19 to 24 at $2,600 to $3,300, the Ford Explorer 18 to 22 at $2,850 to $3,450, the Honda Pilot 21 to 23 at $2,700 to $2,950 and the Toyota Highlander 20 to 28 at $2,250 to $3,100. On EPA figures the Santa Fe is about level with the Sorento and Explorer and behind the Pilot and Highlander.