2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 77 NHTSA owner complaints, 2 recall campaigns and government crash-test data for 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 77 NHTSA complaints on file-2
- Recalls — 2 recall campaigns for this model year-6
- Crash / fire reports — 2 crash reports and 3 fire reports among complaints-1
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- POWER TRAIN17 reports
- ENGINE8 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER4 reports
- TRAILER HITCHES3 reports
- POWER TRAIN,ENGINE3 reports
- AIR BAGS2 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE2 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER2 reports
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING2 reports
Recalls (2)
- STRUCTURE23V038000
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Tucson and 2022-2023 Santa Cruz vehicles. The roof moldings may detach.
- TRAILER HITCHES23V181000
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicles potentially equipped with a tow hitch harness installed as original equipment, or purchased as an accessory through a Hyundai dealership. Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire.
Crash-test ratings
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