Hyundai Santa Cruz problems, by model year and system
323 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Hyundai Santa Cruz 2022–2027, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (129), engine (78). Each system has a page across the years; 2 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsHyundai Santa Cruz complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain | engine |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — |
| 2026 5 in all | 2 | — |
| 2025 19 in all | — | 1 |
| 2024 35 in all | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 79 in all | 25 | 20 |
| 2022 185 in all | 91 | 51 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Hyundai Santa Cruz system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 129 complaints across 6 model years, 40% of everything owners filed about the Hyundai Santa Cruz. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Hyundai Santa Cruz year has the most complaints?
2022 (185), 2023 (79), 2024 (35). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.