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2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz

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Mark B.
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
08/28/2026
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Change or delete the Coffee Reminder

If there is one thing about this vehicle that makes me want to return it, it's that &%$#?@ alert telling me "Consider takeing a break." Technology should not be telling me that when I move to the left lane for stopped or emergency vehicles. Or, when I swerve to avoid an obstacle in my lane. Or, when I move closer to the shoulder when an oversize truck is hauling farm machinery. Please. Get rid of it!
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Linda M.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
09/01/2026
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Love My Santa Cruz

I've had my 2025 for a year and a half, and she is everything I need!!! Comfortable to drive, plenty of seating, great for garden runs, and shopping. I honestly don't know how anyone could pick the Ford Maverick over this Santa Cruz. Looks alone, the SC is much better looking and a better value for the dollar. I'm so sad they will be discontinuing this model!!!!
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Michael S.
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
09/01/2026
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Good looking versatile Truck

Well equipped.
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Michael M.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/30/2026
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Smooth ride comfort seats and easy drive

Fun to drive great
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Emma G.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/30/2026
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don't understand the question

I do not care for the screen setup, prefer the speed be displayed in the center of the screen so the speed driving can be seen
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Geoffrey 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
08/29/2026
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My second Hyundai. Many great features and no mechanical problems in the first 12,000 miles.
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Ronald R.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/29/2026
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Nice

Good size, nice interior.
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ROSS M.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/28/2026
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Great little truck

Nice and comfortable, and quite capable. No it doesn't look like a boxy truck, but it doesn't drive like one either. Drives really smooth. Really quiet and nice ride with 5000 Lb towing capacity. Easy to load at waist height. Mine averages 27 MPG, with plenty of torque and HP with the turbo engine. I love it.
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Paul Q.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/28/2026
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Cars

Great deal and an excellent car love the ride.
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Christopher T.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/28/2026
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Great fun

We love this car/truck (cruck?). Don't need a full-size pickup anymore, so this is just enough for us. Great for hauling trash instead of stinking up the Subaru, and for things that are either two long or tall for that car. Love all of the dash features. Probably the best laid out of any car we looked at.
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Mark B.
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
08/28/2026
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Change or delete the Coffee Reminder

If there is one thing about this vehicle that makes me want to return it, it's that &%$#?@ alert telling me "Consider takeing a break." Technology should not be telling me that when I move to the left lane for stopped or emergency vehicles. Or, when I swerve to avoid an obstacle in my lane. Or, when I move closer to the shoulder when an oversize truck is hauling farm machinery. Please. Get rid of it!
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Virgil C.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/28/2026
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Great truck

Outstanding Performance
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John J.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/28/2026
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Style and Value!

This small truck suits my needs and it is stylish and a great value. I love it after oner year ownership.
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Eilene K.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 1.0/5Overall Rating 1.0/5Overall Rating 1.0/5Overall Rating 1.0/5Overall Rating 1.0/5
08/27/2026
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Would not recommend

Feels cheaply made. The exposed wires in the back when lifting up the seat is a major hazard. What’s the sense of being able to lift the seats when you are not able to safely use the space? Not being able to open doors when car is running is a disaster and inconvenient. Vehicle automatically breaks unnecessarily when on a slight hill. Bed is too high for shorter people. Hot air coming through the front vents cannot be closed off due to the heat it’s picking up from the engine. Being unable to open the bed when car is running is also a major inconvenience. I would not recommend this vehicle.
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Hyundai Motor America responded on 08/27/2026 02:27 PM

Hello Eilene,

Thank you for sharing your feedback about your 2025 Santa Cruz. We truly value hearing from our guests and continuously monitor feedback to enhance our products and services.
If you need any further assistance, we encourage you to contact our Customer Care team at 800-633-5151. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you further. ^cc
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Margaret 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
08/27/2026
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Love it

We love ❤️ 😍 💖
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Mario G.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/26/2026
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This is a solid truck , but lacks in ride could use suspension.

Overall a nice looking vehicle but lacks in a long ride for comfort.
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Daniel K.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
08/26/2026
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Little truck

Stylish little truck ,small payload and light weigh towing but its capable of doing what I bought it for
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Earleshaye C.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
08/26/2026
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Two and a half months in and I really enjoy driving my Santa Cruz.

I have driven my new vehicle from state to state at least three times. It handles exceptionally and rides enough like a truck with the level of comfort that I imagined it would. I gave up my luxury SUV for my Santa Cruz.
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William W.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
08/25/2026
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Overall quite happy. Car is only 1 1/2 years old though.

Electrical things started to go wonky after factory recommended recall update, due to overly sensitive front camera software causing "phantom braking". This feature used to work and now it doesn't.
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Dawn A.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5Overall Rating 4.0/5
08/25/2026
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Needs more power

This vehicle should be a V6, not a 4 cylinder.
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Kenneth A.
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
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Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5Overall Rating 5.0/5
08/21/2026
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Let’s go fishing

Wonderful truck and pulls the boat effortlessly
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