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2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

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Overall Rating 4.6/5Overall Rating 4.6/5Overall Rating 4.6/5Overall Rating 4.6/5Overall Rating 4.6/5
4.6
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    Excellent
    8.7
    • Features
  • Poor
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    Excellent
    9.1
    • Build Quality
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9
    • Fun
  • Poor
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    Good
    Excellent
    9.3
    • Reliability
  • Poor
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    Excellent
    9
    • Performance
  • Poor
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    9.1
    • Exterior
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    9.5
    • Comfort
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    9.1
    • Interior
  • Poor
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    9.1
    • Styling
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Overall Rating 4.6/5Overall Rating 4.6/5Overall Rating 4.6/5Overall Rating 4.6/5Overall Rating 4.6/5
4.6
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Brian B.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5Overall Rating 3.0/5
06/10/2025
Verified Review

The transmission is weak

This vehicle is good except for the transmission. It is a concern. I would not recommend this vehicle due to the TERRIBLE transmission. I constantly feel like it is going to break and strand me somewhere. I can feel the clutch slipping every time I drive it. It just gives me an uncomfortable feeling. The cruise control and lane-keeping are excellent! The best I’ve ever driven. I just wish I’d bought this vehicle without the DCT Transmission.
    Value
  • 2
    • Build Quality
  • 1
    • Reliability
  • 1
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 10
    • Features
  • 9
    • Fun
  • 4
    • Performance
  • 6
    • Comfort
  • 10
    • Styling
  • 10
Hyundai Motor America responded on 06/11/2025 10:36 AM

Thank you for sharing your feedback on your 2023 Santa Cruz. We continuously monitor the feedback of our owners as we develop new models and trims to best match our consumers' preferences. We have forwarded your information to the appropriate department. ^cc 
JP
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James P.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
06/10/2025
Verified Review

Love the way it drives.

Need to update some of the features of the car
Recommended
    Value
  • 9
    • Build Quality
  • 8
    • Reliability
  • 9
    • Exterior
  • 9
    • Interior
  • 9
    • Features
  • 5
    • Fun
  • 9
    • Performance
  • 8
    • Comfort
  • 8
    • Styling
  • 9
KM
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Kimberly M.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
06/10/2025
Verified Review

Mostly good

See the cons section for improvements.
Recommended
    Value
  • 7
    • Build Quality
  • 8
    • Reliability
  • 8
    • Exterior
  • 8
    • Interior
  • 7
    • Features
  • 7
    • Fun
  • 8
    • Performance
  • 8
    • Comfort
  • 8
    • Styling
  • 8
MH
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Max H.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
06/09/2025
Verified Review

It drives like a car with the ability to haul stuff in the bed..

I love the vehicles performance. Just have a few sticking points overall.
Recommended
    Value
  • 9
    • Build Quality
  • 8
    • Reliability
  • 8
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 9
    • Features
  • 9
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 10
    • Comfort
  • 8
    • Styling
  • 9
DM
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Deborah M.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/09/2025
Verified Review

Love this truck

Lightweight. Easy to drive.
Recommended
    Value
  • 8
    • Build Quality
  • 8
    • Reliability
  • 8
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 8
    • Features
  • 8
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 10
    • Comfort
  • 8
    • Styling
  • 10
WP
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Walter P.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/09/2025
Verified Review

Santa Cruz is coming to town

Fun to drive and solid driving vehicle
Recommended
    Value
  • 9
    • Build Quality
  • 10
    • Reliability
  • 10
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 10
    • Features
  • 8
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 10
    • Comfort
  • 10
    • Styling
  • 10
JM
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Janet M.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/09/2025
Verified Review

So far it has been a great vehicle.

Great little vehicle.
Recommended
    Value
  • 8
    • Build Quality
  • 10
    • Reliability
  • 10
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 8
    • Features
  • 10
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 10
    • Comfort
  • 9
    • Styling
  • 10
TR
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Theodore R.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/09/2025
Verified Review

Great little truck!

So much more than I expected - a blast to drive, great, useful tech package. Only improved gas mileage would make it better. Enough space to do almost any truck things comfortably.
Recommended
    Value
  • 8
    • Build Quality
  • 10
    • Reliability
  • 10
    • Exterior
  • 9
    • Interior
  • 10
    • Features
  • 10
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 8
    • Comfort
  • 9
    • Styling
  • 9
RW
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Ronald W.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/09/2025
Verified Review

Enjoy the compact truck for driving and comfort

Many comments on the truck, easy to fit in garage
Recommended
    Value
  • 9
    • Build Quality
  • 9
    • Reliability
  • 9
    • Exterior
  • 9
    • Interior
  • 9
    • Features
  • 9
    • Fun
  • 9
    • Performance
  • 9
    • Comfort
  • 9
    • Styling
  • 9
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Scott T.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
06/09/2025
Verified Review

Ownership

Vehicle ownership has been very good. No issues with vehicle.
    Value
  • 8
    • Build Quality
  • 8
    • Reliability
  • 7
    • Exterior
  • 9
    • Interior
  • 9
    • Features
  • 9
    • Fun
  • 9
    • Performance
  • 9
    • Comfort
  • 9
    • Styling
  • 9
SS
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SALVATOR S.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/09/2025
Verified Review

Awesome

My favorite car ever.
Recommended
    Value
  • 10
    • Build Quality
  • 10
    • Reliability
  • 10
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 10
    • Features
  • 10
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 10
    • Comfort
  • 10
    • Styling
  • 10
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Tracy C.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/08/2025
Verified Review

Best decision

Im comfortable in my santa cruz
Recommended
    Value
  • 10
    • Build Quality
  • 10
    • Reliability
  • 10
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 10
    • Features
  • 10
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 10
    • Comfort
  • 10
    • Styling
  • 10
DM
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Daniel M.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/08/2025
Verified Review

Amazing performance, versatility, and practicality!

Amazing performance, versatility, and practicality!
Recommended
    Value
  • 10
    • Build Quality
  • 10
    • Reliability
  • 10
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 10
    • Features
  • 10
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 10
    • Comfort
  • 10
    • Styling
  • 10
AR
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Allen R.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
06/07/2025
Verified Review

Allen's Truck

Expensive small truck, cramped interior
    Value
  • 6
    • Build Quality
  • 8
    • Reliability
  • 8
    • Exterior
  • 7
    • Interior
  • 6
    • Features
  • 7
    • Fun
  • 8
    • Performance
  • 8
    • Comfort
  • 8
    • Styling
  • 7
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Richard C.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 2.0/5Overall Rating 2.0/5Overall Rating 2.0/5Overall Rating 2.0/5Overall Rating 2.0/5
06/06/2025
Verified Review

Not my favorite vehicle!!

The transmission needs lots of programming fixes. My son had a VW Gulf R. Both transmissions are dual-clutch. That's were their similarities end. You need to look at how VW programs their transmissions and how well they work!!
    Value
  • 4
    • Build Quality
  • 8
    • Reliability
  • 2
    • Exterior
  • 4
    • Interior
  • 4
    • Features
  • 4
    • Fun
  • 6
    • Performance
  • 4
    • Comfort
  • 6
    • Styling
  • 4
Hyundai Motor America responded on 06/10/2025 09:20 AM

We’re so sorry to hear about your experience with one of our dealerships. Although each Hyundai dealer is independently owned, we still hold them to the highest standards. We'll share your feedback with their management team. ^cc 
RB
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ROGER B.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/06/2025
Verified Review

Love my 2023 Santa Cruz

Love this vehicle, my favorite auto purchase of my life. Ride, style, functionality, comfortable front seats. Gas mileage recently on.highway from SC to MA was 32/miles per gallon.
Recommended
    Value
  • 9
    • Build Quality
  • 9
    • Reliability
  • 9
    • Exterior
  • 9
    • Interior
  • 9
    • Features
  • 9
    • Fun
  • 9
    • Performance
  • 9
    • Comfort
  • 9
    • Styling
  • 9
ZR
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Zinul R.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
06/06/2025
Verified Review

1

Slight larger bed and back seats would be more functional. Could use a little more acceleration. Brakes are too soft, wireless Apple play should be on the limited.
    Value
  • 8
    • Build Quality
  • 7
    • Reliability
  • 8
    • Exterior
  • 8
    • Interior
  • 6
    • Features
  • 8
    • Fun
  • 5
    • Performance
  • 4
    • Comfort
  • 7
    • Styling
  • 8
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William F.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/06/2025
Verified Review

it a good car

looks good
Recommended
    Value
  • 7
    • Build Quality
  • 8
    • Reliability
  • 9
    • Exterior
  • 8
    • Interior
  • 9
    • Features
  • 7
    • Fun
  • 9
    • Performance
  • 9
    • Comfort
  • 9
    • Styling
  • 9
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Leonard C.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/06/2025
Verified Review

I enjoy my Santa Fe Cruz

I am extremely grateful for buying my 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Cruz. I enjoy driving around town and long trips.
Recommended
    Value
  • 10
    • Build Quality
  • 10
    • Reliability
  • 10
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 10
    • Features
  • 10
    • Fun
  • 10
    • Performance
  • 10
    • Comfort
  • 10
    • Styling
  • 10
SH
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STUART H.
2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
verified customerVerified Owner
Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
06/06/2025
Verified Review

Style function features 👍 I

Bang for the buck great car
Recommended
    Value
  • 9
    • Build Quality
  • 9
    • Reliability
  • 9
    • Exterior
  • 10
    • Interior
  • 10
    • Features
  • 10
    • Fun
  • 9
    • Performance
  • 9
    • Comfort
  • 9
    • Styling
  • 10
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