Hyundai Santa Cruz

Owners filed 321 complaints across 5 model years of the Hyundai Santa Cruz. The 2022 drew the most (183); the 2026 the fewest (5).

Model years5

Complaints321

Recalls13

Fires5

Deaths0

Every Hyundai Santa Cruz model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2026	5	3	—	—	Power Train	Routine
2025	19	3	1	1	Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings	Routine
2024	35	1	—	3	Power Train	Routine
2023	79	2	3	2	Power Train	Routine
2022	183	4	1	5	Power Train	Routine

Which Hyundai Santa Cruz years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2022 is the weakest year on record, with 183 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 4 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.