Hyundai Santa Cruz by model year

486 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Hyundai Santa Cruz across 6 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Hyundai Santa Cruz

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2022	283
2023	112
2024	54
2025	30
2026	7

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				20 to 25
2026	7		3	20 to 25
2025	30	Forward collision avoidance (47%)	3	21 to 25	5 stars
2024	54	Drivetrain & axles (20%)	1	22 to 23	5 stars
2023	112	Drivetrain & axles (22%)	2	22 to 23	5 stars
2022	283	Drivetrain & axles (31%)	4	22 to 23