2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz Reviews - Verified Owners

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Cindi B.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/09/2025

Verified Review

Love this vehicle

Would buy again

Recommended

Alvin M.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Owned it for 4 months and somewhat pleased

Dealer can’t find the issue why it shuts off about 50 percent of time after start up

Donald H.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Best small "truck".

Great ride, the suspension creates a soft ride while allowing towing ability.

Recommended

Walter L.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Santa Cruz

Great vehicle for the price

Recommended

Robert E.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

'23 Santa Cruz is almost great for me, just need little more leg room

Driver legroom is to narrow for me, I need more room to the right. Also needs more front cabin storage, either below console or larger door pockets or under seat pull out trays. I've got 35000 miles now & just starting to have a problem with my started button not always working. That's 1st problem I need dealer help with.

Recommended

Joe T.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Review

Love my vehicle

Recommended

Nathan W.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Dealerships ruin an otherwise great vehicle

Yet again another vehicle that I like but is ruined by Dealerships not wanting to diagnose, inspect, or work on the vehicle when issues start to happen. I was loving this vehicle when I first got it but there are only 2 Hyundai Dealerships within 100 miles of me and both are garbage, neither would even bother looking at my vehicle when issues would arise due to it still being under warranty. I will never buy a Hyundai again due to them. Funniest thing is as soon as my vehicle passed the mile mark for the warranty to expire all of a sudden they're emailing and calling me and sending coupons and stuff to try to get me to come there but I still have a check engine light that they refused to address due to it still being under warranty so it's not worth enough money to look at.

James M.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Love my Santa cruz

It's a fabulous drive

Recommended

Rod C.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

08/08/2025

Santa Cruz’s perfect for my needs

Love everything about it perfect bed size hauls just enough weight has plenty of power fuel economy not bad

Recommended

Rodney C.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Rides good drives good just enough space in bed for what I need

Didn’t think I’d like all the new safety features but once I understood them wouldn’t do without

Recommended

Robert A.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Fast, tech-packed truck held back by shaky transmission, cheap feel

This truck surprised me with its speed and the variety of drive modes, but the transmission is my biggest concern—it sometimes feels like it’s slipping, and once it seemed to fall out of gear on the interstate. Fuel economy is average and falls short of the sticker estimate. The tech is impressive, though the integrated charger is finicky. Interior design looks nice, but materials feel cheap for a $42K vehicle. The warranty is a plus, yet my service experiences with local dealerships have been frustrating. I like the integrated bed cover, tie-down points, and storage compartment, though the cover storage takes up a lot of bed space. The stereo sounds great and Apple CarPlay works well, though it’s not wireless. Driver assists like cruise control, auto steering, and lane keeping are excellent. Rear seats are uncomfortably upright for long trips. Overall, this is a fun, quick truck that works well for small projects and errands, but I question its durability.

Hyundai Motor America responded on 08/08/2025 12:35 PM

Hello Robert,

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. ^cc

James R.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Outstanding doing all and above what I want and need

If a problem do occur the service is right on it. Parts on to fix it the first time

Recommended

Steven C.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

No issues, has been reliable.

Have drove it in all seasons for over 2.5 years now and everything still works like it was new.

Recommended

Elizabeth B.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Lock

All is great except for the way it locks

Recommended

Pete G.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

It has style and comfort for my me and my family. Just the right size.

The size really fits me for what I use it for. I have moved a lot of household furniture and supplies for working in the yard. My only regret is that the rear seats do not fold down to better utilize the bed space. It completely comfortable when traveling on long family trips.

Recommended

Karen T.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

Great little hybrid truck

Recommended

Nicholas C.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/08/2025

Verified Review

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A great driving car sharp looking .

Recommended

Dianna L.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/07/2025

Verified Review

Don’t understand this.

Recommended

Trevor B.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/07/2025

Verified Review

Oil change cover got stripped out by Hyundai want to charge to fix it

Have full warranty, take the car to dealership over two hours away for oil change and warranty service but they stripped bolts on my skid plate and want to charge to fix it even though they did it. No my car rattles. Not happy at all about that. Already had to replace sensor for thermostat yet car was at around 25,000 miles.

Hyundai Motor America responded on 08/08/2025 07:17 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 be sharing your feedback with their management team. ^cc

Vince M.

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Verified Owner

08/07/2025

Verified Review

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz is a great vehicle.

The 2023 Sant Cruz is a great vehicle if you don't need a full-size pickup. The transmission is the only item on the vehicle I don't care for. The transmission needs to be either a standard or a true automatic.

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