The Lemon Index$312 middle bill · most between $120 and $619
Lower than the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 21,000 miles (10 reports).
Hyundai Santa Fe owners reported paying a median of $312 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $120 and $619. That's from 18 owner reports (18 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50067%
- $500–$1,00011%
- $1,000–$2,50022%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 18 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe1too few for a middle
- 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe8$288 middle bill
- 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe1too few for a middle
- 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe2too few for a middle
- 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe1too few for a middle
- 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe1too few for a middle
- 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe1too few for a middle
- 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe3$250 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
2.4 Theta II · 3.3 V6 (Lambda II) · Theta II 2.0 turbo (G4KH)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Hyundai Santa Fe reliability by year
- Brake repair cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Hyundai Santa Fe owners reported
Engine replacement (52) · Fuel pump replacement (9) · Airbag module and clock spring replacement (7)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11749944, 11636536, 11630804, 11621614, 11510999, 11252515, 11072278, 10606342, 10542362, 10531621, 10508315, 10435632 and more.
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a Hyundai Santa Fe?
Hyundai Santa Fe owners reported a median of $312, and the middle half paid $120 to $619, from 18 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Hyundai Santa Fe brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Hyundai Santa Fe middle bill of $312 is lower than the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Hyundai Santa Fe repair costs come from?
From 18 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.