2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Average Score

Overall Rating 4.5/5Overall Rating 4.5/5Overall Rating 4.5/5Overall Rating 4.5/5Overall Rating 4.5/5
4.5
(352 Reviews)
Category Summary
(Avg. out of 10)
    Value
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    8.6
  • Features
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    8.9
  • Build Quality
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9
  • Fun
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9.3
  • Reliability
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9.1
  • Performance
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    8.9
  • Exterior
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9.4
  • Comfort
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9
  • Interior
  • Poor
    Fair
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    Excellent
    9.1
  • Styling
  • Poor
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    9.5

Reviews

Overall Rating 4.5/5Overall Rating 4.5/5Overall Rating 4.5/5Overall Rating 4.5/5Overall Rating 4.5/5
4.5
(352 Reviews)

LM
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Lamar M.
2025 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
07/04/2025
Verified Review

Perfect sized truck for a small family!!!

Wife loves how easy it is to get on/off. The truck bed has extra storage space within it. Perfect size truck for a small family
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 9
  • Reliability
  • 9
  • Exterior
  • 8
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 9
  • Performance
  • 9
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 10

JD
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Jeff D.
2025 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
07/03/2025
Verified Review

Fun vehicle

So far my 2025 Santa Cruz is working great.
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 7
  • Reliability
  • 9
  • Exterior
  • 9
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 8
  • Performance
  • 7
  • Comfort
  • 7
  • Styling
  • 9

JB
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John B.
2025 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
07/03/2025
Verified Review

My Second Santa Cruz!

I love it!
    Value
  • 8
  • Build Quality
  • 6
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 7
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 9
  • Performance
  • 5
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 10

TC
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Thomas C.
2025 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
07/03/2025
Verified Review

It’s just what I wanted

I’ve wanted one since they came out, after saving a little more I was able to get on of my choice. I’m so glad I have one. I love it as much now as the day I received it. Thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to get one.
    Value
  • 8
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 9
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

DD
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David D.
2025 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
07/02/2025
Verified Review

Fun, wonderful ride.

The Santa Cruz gets good gas mileage, a comfortable ride, cute to look at. Just a fun little truck.
    Value
  • 9
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

MM
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Megan M.
2025 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
07/02/2025
Verified Review

Engine lights come on for no apparent reason

I have had the ABS light and ECS lights come on when it rains and just randomly. I have had it checked but was told everything is fine.
    Value
  • 6
  • Build Quality
  • 8
  • Reliability
  • 7
  • Exterior
  • 9
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 7
  • Fun
  • 9
  • Performance
  • 6
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 9
Hyundai Motor America responded on 07/02/2025 01:46 PM

Megan, Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your vehicle and experience thus far. We encourage you to visit your local authorized Hyundai dealership for further inspection and assistance. ^cc


JR
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Juan R.
2025 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
07/02/2025
Verified Review

Nice

Nice and useful for my needs
    Value
  • 8
  • Build Quality
  • 8
  • Reliability
  • 8
  • Exterior
  • 9
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 7
  • Fun
  • 8
  • Performance
  • 8
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 9

RR
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Rudolph R.
2025 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
07/01/2025
Verified Review

Amazing technology

I have had the truck two and a half months and it has been just great. You sit up high and it is not much larger than my Mazda3. Great Sage Gray color. Have only seen four others so far.
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

GB
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Geoff B.
2025 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
07/01/2025
Verified Review

a great truck

It is a great truck to drive with all the safety features and great mpg.
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

MC
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Marcos C.
2025 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
07/01/2025
Verified Review

Everything is great except that my fob will not open my tail gate

Overall a 10 for driveability
    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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Dan M.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

Lovin' my 2025 Santa Cruz SE AWD

Liking/loving almost every aspect of the Santa Cruz SE AWD. Smooth ride, good mileage, adequate and peppy power with the base engine. However, Hyundai absolutely MUST program an option for the user to turn off the "Inattentive Driver Warning". I live in a rural state, and we use the WHOLE road, sometimes needing to gently swerve to one side of the lane or the other to avoid road hazards like tire pieces, and over-wide farm machinery in other lanes. Also, all our roads don't yet have the clearly painted lines the camera apparently needs to "see" to judge car position in the lane. The result is the IDW going off every 10 minutes or so. I drove 44 miles in 45 minutes last week, and the IDW alarm went off 4-5 times in that one trip. That's baloney -- give owners the option to turn the IDW OFF!
    Value
  • 8
  • Build Quality
  • 8
  • Reliability
  • 9
  • Exterior
  • 9
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 7
  • Fun
  • 9
  • Performance
  • 9
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 9

LS
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LAWRENCE S.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

Thoroughly enjoyable to use and drive.

Better than expected. So much easier to get in and out of than my Tacoma. At my age I don’t need a big bed, just a bed for the few simple outdoor chores around the house. The infotainment system is pleasure to set up and use compared to the super complex system in my 2024 Venza. Plus the better than expected gas mileage - averaging between 24 to 29 depending on road and conditions. Best ever gas mileage was 36.1 mpg at a steady 55 for 55 miles distance. Found the performance more than adequate for the non turbo. Easy to pass other cars on two lane roads. No hesitation, just get up and go. The great comfortable ride is the topper of it all. Wish they had a hybrid!
    Value
  • 9
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 8
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 9
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

TK
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TERRY K.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

Great experience , would buy again if the time occurred

Great vehicle so far , would. Refer anyone to buy one
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 9
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

RL
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RICHARD L.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

Excellent truck

It has a great ride
    Value
  • 9
  • Build Quality
  • 9
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 9
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 10

KB
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Keith B.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

Amazing car

This car is truly remarkable. It has an enormous number of features to help me drive safely. Lane assist. Driving with speed control that actually follows speed limits. Lane change warnings. Backup assist. And warnings. Couldn’t be happier.
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 10

MS
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Melinda S.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

I love my new vehicle

It’s amazing to drive
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

PV
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Peter V.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

It rides like a car with truck features.....it is a "caruck".

The technology is fantastic. The warranty is the best.
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

TB
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Teresa B.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

Love it

Just the size vehicle I was looking for.
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

MP
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Mark P.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

Very nice

Very nice
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 10

JR
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James R.
2025 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
06/30/2025
Verified Review

Santa Cruz - Luxury with benefits

Rides like a luxury car, with the benefits of a truck.
    Value
  • 9
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

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