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Hyundai Santa Cruz

Every Hyundai Santa Cruz model year on file, 2022 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years32316 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52022 to 2026
Recall campaigns9Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins194Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 185, 57% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05010015020020221852023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Hyundai Santa Cruz complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
128
Engine and cooling
78
Electrical system
41
Driver assistance
37
Fuel system
34
Speed control
30
Lighting
17
Brakes
12
Visibility and wipers
8
Airbags
7
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Hyundai Santa Cruz model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Hyundai Santa Cruz by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Pickup50.0633016
2025Pickup1910.51003033
2024Pickup358.6801031
2023Pickup796.31462049
2022Pickup1853.21954065
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Hyundai Santa Cruz

  • 26V-316 May 18, 2026
    Software in the front cameras may cause the forward collision avoidance system to activate prematurely and unexpectedly apply the brakes
    Driver assistance · 423k vehicles
  • 26V-047 Jan 26, 2026
    Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail
    Electrical system · 42k vehicles
  • 25V-809 Nov 20, 2025
    Side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended
    Airbags · 258 vehicles
  • 24V-877 Nov 20, 2024
    Console extension wiring assembly may be routed improperly, allowing the transmission to be shifted out of Park without applying the brake pedal
    Electrical system · 42k vehicles
  • 24V-412 Jun 5, 2024
    Circuit board in the motor-driven power steering assembly may short circuit, resulting in a loss of power steering assist
    Steering · 795 vehicles
  • 23V-181 Mar 17, 2023
    Water accumulation on the tow hitch harness module printed circuit board (PCB) may cause an electrical short, which can result in a fire
    Trailer hitches · 585k vehicles
  • 23V-038 Jan 31, 2023
    Roof moldings may detach
    Structure · 16k vehicles
  • 22V-746 Oct 6, 2022
    Vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a…
    Powertrain · 56k vehicles
  • 22V-197 Mar 28, 2022
    Oil supply pipe to the turbocharger may crack, which could result in an oil leak in the engine compartment
    Engine and cooling · 16 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.