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Hyundai Santa Cruz
2024 · gas, truck
Coverage: Fewer plug-in hybrids are ranked for 2024 than for 2023 or 2025. EPA's 2024 fuel-economy file, the source of every US car in these standings, lists no plug-in version of several cars it lists for both of those years, among them the Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Kia Niro, BMW X5, Volvo S90 and Porsche Cayenne. Those plug-in hybrids are missing from the 2024 standings, not ranked low.
9 measured figures
9 of the 10 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them
Measured figures
Fuel economy23 mpg (US gallons)Measured by EPA · configuration: Santa Cruz FWD
Tailpipe CO₂237 g/kmMeasured by EPA · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Santa Cruz FWD · also 381 g/mile
HorsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Kerb weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
WarrantyFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
NHTSA overall ratingFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
PriceFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
7 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, Kerb weight, Warranty, Recall campaigns, NHTSA overall rating, Complaints per 10,000 built, Price — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.
Figures this car does not carry
Fuel economy (MPGe)Not published for this carFuel economy (MPGe) is published for electric and hydrogen cars, whose economy is published as MPGe: energy converted at 33.7 kWh per gallon, not fuel burned; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (237 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
Engine horsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
EPA test weightNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
5-Year Running Costs
| Total | not estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled |
Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.
Known Issues
POWER TRAIN
11 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
- Incident occurred on the interstate about a mile from the exit - Was in the right hand lane preparing to exit - Started raining very heavily, could barely see the lane lines - Continued to slow down…
ENGINE
6 complaint(s)
Our 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz SE had a loss of engine power while attempting to accelerate into traffic after stopping at an intersection four times since purchase in November 2023. The engine did not g…
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4 complaint(s)
On [XXX] my car would not run with a half a tank of gas and 776 miles ,I allied Hyundai towing and had it towed to the nearest dealer in Springfield pa and it sat down a week or more before they look…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4 complaint(s)
1- 1226/24New car-mileage- 300 miles-driving on turnpike at 70 mph truck lost power/ momentum slowed to 40mph before vehicle would move forward again 2- driving in school zone 25mph truck loses power/…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4 complaint(s)
I was traveling from Tennessee to Indiana on [XXX] going about 76 mph. I attempted to switch lanes and at the same time the other vehicle decided to speed up as the semi behind started speeding up. Wh…
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
3 complaint(s)
My issue is that the lane keeping system was much too sensitive. I would be riding at highway speeds and the car would pull suddenly to the right or left. This was an intermittent problem but when I t…
SERVICE BRAKES
3 complaint(s)
Brand new car, Front rotors had to be cut to stop a bad shaking of steering wheel and car. They only left 1/2 mm left of usable service life. New rotors are 30mm. Replacement is at 28mm. Service depar…
AIR BAGS
2 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Driver 1 will be the Hyundai Santa Cruz traveling northbound on [XXX] at [XXX] . Driver 2 crossed [XXX] 1 directly in front of my vehicle causing extensive damage to the vehicle as well as injuries…
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
2 complaint(s)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 complaint(s)
The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 20 named in all.
Data sources
- EPA — fuel economy and CO₂ label figures
- NHTSA — crash-test ratings, recalls and owner complaints
- New York State DMV — New York registrations, the cross-check on that denominator
- NHTSA — vehicles built for the US market, the complaint-rate denominator
- NHTSA — system horsepower, and curb weight averaged across a compliance configuration's trims, from the CAFE analysis fleet
- carstandings.com — basic-warranty terms, from this site's reviewed table
- EPA — production volumes by make, from Automotive Trends
- NHTSA — body style and the crash-tested vehicle's curb weight, from the NCAP crash-test file
- NHTSA — body style and engine horsepower, from the vPIC VIN decoder