2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 104 complaints
104
Total Complaints
4,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

1,900 25th Percentile
4,000 Median Mileage
12,102 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
25
ENGINE
19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
SERVICE BRAKES
4
TRAILER HITCHES
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
3
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Less than a week after purchasing the vehicle, the audio stopped working. All warnings had no audible indication, including lane departure, rear collision, front collision, blind spot, and back seat. Looking up the issue online, it seems this is common on the trim of my vehicle (Limited). I brought ..."
"Less than a week after purchasing the vehicle, the audio stopped working. All warnings had no audible indication, including lane departure, rear collision, front collision, blind spot, and back seat. Looking up the issue online, it seems this is common on the trim of my vehicle (Limited). I brought ..."
"Less than a week after purchasing the vehicle, the audio stopped working. All warnings had no audible indication, including lane departure, rear collision, front collision, blind spot, and back seat. Looking up the issue online, it seems this is common on the trim of my vehicle (Limited). I brought ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28