2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 42 complaints
42
Total Complaints
410mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

220 25th Percentile
410 Median Mileage
900 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
9
ENGINE
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
AIR BAGS
2
STEERING
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
2
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"while driving my car lost power and slowed on its own from 65 mph down to 45 mph. i had to power/acceleration and all the dashboard codes lit up and the infotainment system had an error messsage. i was force to pull over on the freeway and restart the car to get power to it. this is the 2nd time th..."
"while driving my car lost power and slowed on its own from 65 mph down to 45 mph. i had to power/acceleration and all the dashboard codes lit up and the infotainment system had an error messsage. i was force to pull over on the freeway and restart the car to get power to it. this is the 2nd time th..."
"while driving my car lost power and slowed on its own from 65 mph down to 45 mph. i had to power/acceleration and all the dashboard codes lit up and the infotainment system had an error messsage. i was force to pull over on the freeway and restart the car to get power to it. this is the 2nd time th..."

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