HYUNDAI · HYUNDAI SANTA FE · Cars
Common — still a familiar sight, with 45,148 on the road.
Rarer than 7% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Hyundai Santa Fe (Korean: 현대 싼타페) is a series of crossover SUVs produced across five generations by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 2000. It is named after the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was introduced for the 2001 model year as Hyundai's first SUV. The Santa Fe was a milestone in the company's restructuring program of the late 1990s because the SUV was a hit with American buyers. The Santa Fe was initially marketed as a compact crossover SUV in its first-generation. After the Tucson was introduced in 2004, marketed under that same class, the Santa Fe was later repositioned...
As of 2025 Q4, 45,148 HYUNDAI SANTA FE were still registered in the UK — 40,383 licensed and on the road, plus 4,765 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The HYUNDAI SANTA FE is common, with 45,148 still on the road, making it rarer than 7% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of HYUNDAI SANTA FE on UK roads rose by 1,883 (4.4%).
Most HYUNDAI SANTA FE run on diesel — about 74% of those still registered, with the rest split across hybrid, plug-in hybrid, petrol, gas (lpg).
The HYUNDAI SANTA FE peaked at 46,455 registered in 2018 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.