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Hyundai Santa Cruz years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 5 model years of the Hyundai Santa Cruz by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | Too new to judge |
| 2025 | 22 | 11 | 0.6 | 3 | 1 | Typical |
| 2024 | 36 | 12 | 0.6 | 1 | 3 | Typical |
| 2023 | 80 | 20 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | Typical |
| 2022 | 187 | 37 | 1.9 | 4 | 6 | Typical |
- 20265 complaints · 3 recallsToo new to judge
- 202522 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 202436 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 202380 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 2022187 complaints · 4 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 13, 2026
About this comparison
What Hyundai Santa Cruz years have the most complaints?
No Hyundai Santa Cruz model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 5 model years compared. The highest was 2022.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.