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
(166 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
    8.9
  • Fun
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9.3
  • Reliability
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9
  • Performance
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9
  • Exterior
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9.5
  • Comfort
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9.1
  • Interior
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    9.2
  • Styling
  • Poor
    Fair
    Good
    Excellent
    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
(166 Reviews)

HO
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Hugh O.
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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Some of the features I am used to are not availalbe.

However Satisvied
    Value
  • 8
  • Build Quality
  • 9
  • Reliability
  • 8
  • Exterior
  • 9
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 7
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 9
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 8

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Brian L.
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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Other than visibility issues i like it

Visibility
    Value
  • 7
  • Build Quality
  • 8
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 3
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 7
  • Performance
  • 5
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 10

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Ervin 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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Great styling

The vehicle is a winner.
    Value
  • 7
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 8
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 10

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John D.
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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Enjoyable ride

I would have rated the Santa Cruz a 5 star rating if I didnt have the engine light come on at 2300 miles that necessitated a trip to the dealer. I noted a higher RPM during idling and noted that dealership found no issues
    Value
  • 9
  • Build Quality
  • 7
  • Reliability
  • 6
  • Exterior
  • 9
  • Interior
  • 8
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 9
  • Performance
  • 7
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 9

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Roberto T.
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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Amazing city truck

I love the truck the only issue is that the accessories are limited and expensive.
    Value
  • 5
  • Build Quality
  • 8
  • Reliability
  • 8
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 9
  • Performance
  • 9
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 10

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Charles 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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Very satisfied.

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

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Timothy W.
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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Awesome great car

Awesome great cat
    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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John D.
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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Sc

Fix the eye sensor on the steering column so you can put your hand on top of wheel. The fingerprint sensor is good for emergency but too unreliable to use daily. Fix towing package and offer as option. But overall great vehicle besides those nits.
    Value
  • 9
  • Build Quality
  • 8
  • Reliability
  • 8
  • Exterior
  • 8
  • Interior
  • 8
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 8
  • Performance
  • 7
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 7

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Raul L.
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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Nice little truck. Could be better.

Needs backup sensors. Needs more rear passenger room. Great tech. Nice ride.
    Value
  • 6
  • Build Quality
  • 8
  • Reliability
  • 8
  • Exterior
  • 8
  • Interior
  • 7
  • Features
  • 8
  • Fun
  • 8
  • Performance
  • 8
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 8

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Dorothy C.
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
05/21/2025
Verified Review

Fun to drive

Engine noise takes away from the fun
    Value
  • 8
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 9
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 8
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

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Robert 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
05/20/2025
Verified Review

Fun to drive

Excellent power when need
    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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Michael 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
05/20/2025
Verified Review

2025 Santa Cruz

the 2025 Santa Cruz has been a been great for the 3 months I have owned it. the 8 speed, 2.5T transmission can sometimes be a little jerky at start up speeds. Other Santa Cruz owners I have talked to all, also love their Santa Cruz.
    Value
  • 8
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 10
  • Styling
  • 10

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Steven 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
05/20/2025
Verified Review

25 Santa Cruz Purchase NJ

Only have had a couple months...poor gas mileage.. needs to be hybrid
    Value
  • 3
  • Build Quality
  • 9
  • Reliability
  • 5
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 8
  • Features
  • 8
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 9

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Shaun M.
2025 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
05/20/2025
Verified Review

I regret buying this.

I bought a new car because I wanted a vehicle I could take to someone else to work on, so I can finally enjoy my days off instead of fixing little things on my truck. I put off buying a new car because I knew they were cheaply built, overpriced, had unnecessary, annoying features, and weren't more reliable than the old stuff I own. However, I put all that aside and gave a Hyundai Santa Cruz a chance. At first, I wasn't as annoyed as I thought I'd be, but there are still lots of little things I don't like. The good things: It's quick. It gets good mileage. It stops very fast. The bad things: Certain settings have to be changed every time I start the car. The touch screen responds to my dog breathing on it. The center console is too high. There's switches in the console that Trotsky steps on. The door is too high to comfortably put my arm on while driving. There's an insane amount of buffeting with the window down. The front impact warning comes on randomly. The transmission shifts constantly and lags at take-off. The lights are too bright; all of them. The wipers lift at highway speed. A million other things, but I digress. The car is poorly designed and cheaply built, which I expected to a point. But, I did not expect trim pieces to fall off before the first oil change. And, I bumped something at less than a walking speed, rolling, foot on brake, in drive, and scratched the bumper fascia and cracked the front license plate mount, which is annoying but it's my mistake. What I didn't expect from that was to find out today that my mistake also resulted in a puncture to the ac condenser which caused a leak. They quoted me 1300 dollars to replace the condenser and charge the ac. I think it's insane that a bumper, used for its intended purpose, was unable to do its job. So, hopefully I can relinquish myself from this headache by selling or trading the car on something more affordable and less delicate.
    Value
  • 1
  • Build Quality
  • 1
  • Reliability
  • 1
  • Exterior
  • 5
  • Interior
  • 1
  • Features
  • 1
  • Fun
  • 6
  • Performance
  • 7
  • Comfort
  • 4
  • Styling
  • 5
Hyundai Motor America responded on 05/20/2025 11:43 AM

Thank you for sharing your impressions of your new Hyundai Shaun. Although not the best experience so far, we continuously monitor the feedback of our owners as we develop new models and trims to best match our consumer's preferences. We have forwarded your information to the appropriate department. ^cc


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Melvin A.
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
05/19/2025
Verified Review

Awesome

Very good
    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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Shane H.
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
05/19/2025
Verified Review

Great truck, wish automatically locked and symmetrical AWD

Love it, just wish it had those 2 things
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 8
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 10

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Peder P.
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
05/19/2025
Verified Review

My little truck

It’s kind of a SUV car truck. Fun to drive, gas mileage is good. Design is outstanding. A bit overpriced.
    Value
  • 8
  • Build Quality
  • 9
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 10
  • Features
  • 9
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 8
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 10

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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
05/19/2025
Verified Review

Next time don’t put buttons face up on center console. I’ll explain

Overall pretty pleased
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 10
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 2
  • Features
  • 10
  • Fun
  • 10
  • Performance
  • 10
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 10

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William L.
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
05/19/2025
Verified Review

25 Santa Cruz

It's ok, cruise control is TERRIBLE! A nightmare, cuts off because - too much sunshine, too much shade, your hand position on the steering wheel, it's annoying. The USB player will play random, but trying to move to the next song is a royal pain, it only scrolls through the past 5-7 songs, before finally moving to a different song on the USB device. Too much tech on the vehicle and you have to "youtube" every damn thing. Crazy, all the emails from Hyundai have numerous "youtube" links. WTH?? Odometer is on the left in dash, hard to read when you need to. Would NOT buy another Hyundai product.
    Value
  • 5
  • Build Quality
  • 6
  • Reliability
  • 5
  • Exterior
  • 8
  • Interior
  • 4
  • Features
  • 7
  • Fun
  • 7
  • Performance
  • 8
  • Comfort
  • 8
  • Styling
  • 7
Hyundai Motor America responded on 05/19/2025 01:41 PM

Thank you for sharing your impressions of your new Hyundai Santa Cruz. We continuously monitor the feedback of our owners. We have forwarded your information to the appropriate department. ^cc


JO
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JEROME O.
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
05/19/2025
Verified Review

Excellent

My 2nd Santa Cruz.
    Value
  • 10
  • Build Quality
  • 10
  • Reliability
  • 9
  • Exterior
  • 10
  • Interior
  • 9
  • Features
  • 8
  • Fun
  • 8
  • Performance
  • 8
  • Comfort
  • 9
  • Styling
  • 9

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