2018 Hyundai Santa FE: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

11 builds left the factory as a 2018 Santa FE, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 6 main configurations sell for $8,000–$22,998 today.

  • 6 main configurations
  • 7,958 vehicles built
  • 101 for sale right now
  • $8,000–$22,998 typical price range

Which Santa FE is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

SE Ultimate ,Limited Ultimate · 4WD SE Ultimate ,Limited Ultimate SE Base · 4WD SE Premium PKG
Typical price today $16,988 $14,267 $14,199 $16,280
For sale right now 33 21 15 7
Vehicles built 1,812 1,600 1,198 700
Same on every 2018 Santa FE
  • Engine 3.3L 6-cyl
  • Power 290 hp
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

117 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
SE Ultimate ,Limited Ultimate · 4WD
$16,988
SE Ultimate ,Limited Ultimate
$14,267
$8,236 $12,099 $15,962 $19,825 $23,688
Price trend

Median down $1,725 over the last 12 months.

2018 Santa FE price history →
Will it hold value?

A Santa FE typically keeps about 58% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $8,366 today.

Santa FE depreciation by year →
Cost to run

18/24 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,330/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Santa FE

What KM8SN4HF-J means

KM8 SN4HF · J
KM8
the World Manufacturer Identifier Hyundai registered — assembled in South Korea
SN4HF
together encode the Santa Fe line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 3.3L 6cyl — as Hyundai filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
J
in position 10 — model year 2018
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
5 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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