Hyundai Santa Cruz
Every model year 2022–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.
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What owners filed about the Hyundai Santa Cruz, by system
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.
What changed year to year
Source: computed from the filed record- 2027: 4 → 3 EPA configurations
- 2025: best combined mpg 23 → 25; 3 → 4 EPA configurations
| Head-to-head | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Santa Cruz vs Toyota Tacoma · Compact Pickup truck | Santa Cruz +24.2 | |
| 2026 Santa Cruz vs Ford Maverick · Compact Pickup truck | Santa Cruz +12.8 |
In the studies
Source: computed from the same record, method on each pageCommon questions about the Hyundai Santa Cruz
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsWhich Hyundai Santa Cruz year is the best used buy?
On the recall record, the 2023 Santa Cruz comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade C (78/100), 2 recalls and 79 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.
What Hyundai Santa Cruz years should I avoid?
2022, 2023 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet.
How many recalls does the Hyundai Santa Cruz have?
Across model years 2022–2027, NHTSA has posted 13 recall campaigns for the Hyundai Santa Cruz. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.