# 4-cylinder 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-cylinder-2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/185316>\
**Category:** Auto Type/Class\
**Tags:** hyundai, santa-fe-sport\
**Created:** [July 17, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-cylinder-2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/185316 "2022-07-17T22:31:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![brucewbain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@brucewbain](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brucewbain)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-cylinder-2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/185316/1 "2022-07-17T22:31:12Z")

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are the 4 cyl cars okay?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-cylinder-2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/185316/2 "2022-07-17T22:35:26Z")

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Yes, no problem at all w/4 cylinder engines. Take a test drive first of course, make sure it has the ability to safely merge w/traffic. Suggest to avoid turbo versions if you want to keep repair costs to a minimum.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-cylinder-2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/185316/3 "2022-07-17T22:59:10Z")

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Bruce , why do you ask ? 4 cylinder engines have been around for ages and many brands or models only come with 4 cylinders .

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-cylinder-2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/185316/4 "2022-07-19T00:23:40Z")

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Are you perhaps referring to the engine problems some Hyundai models had? AFAIK they affected 2011 and newer vehicles. [Hyundai Should Get Out With the Nu, Their Ticking Time-Bomb of an Engine](http://www.hyundaiproblems.com/nu-engine-tick/)

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-cylinder-2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport/185316/5 "2022-07-19T01:59:59Z")

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I think @davepsinbox_157004 is on the right track with Hyundai/Kia engine issues. The Santa Fe Sport has the theta 2 engine that is having a very high failure rate.