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Used Hyundai Santa Cruz: the years to buy and the years to skip
Every Hyundai Santa Cruz from 2022 to 2025: what each year typically sells for (about $23,000 to $29,500), its crash rating, and whether it's a year to target or skip. The best bets are 2023–2025. Look harder at or skip 2022.
2022–2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz
A car-based compact pickup with a comfortable ride and a handy open bed.
Years to target: 2023–2025. Look harder at or skip: 2022. It has an average reliability record.
| Year | Typical price | Verdict | Crash rating | Typical miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,000 | Look harder | 5 of 5 | ~50,000 |
| 2023 | $25,500 | Target | 5 of 5 | ~40,000 |
| 2024 | $27,000 | Target | 5 of 5 | ~30,000 |
| 2025 | $29,500 | Target | 5 of 5 | ~20,000 |
Worth knowing
- 2022: owner complaints spike (184, mostly the transmission).
- The bed is short and payload modest, so it suits light hauling better than serious truck work.
The trim we'd park in our garage
Look for the SEL: it adds heated seats, blind-spot monitoring and remote start over the SE. SEL Premium and Limited add the turbo engine with standard AWD and more towing.
On the test drive
Look underneath for frame rust, and check the hitch and bed for signs of heavy work use. Get a pre-purchase inspection and a vehicle history report before you buy.
Safety tech
- Automatic emergency braking: standard from the start of this generation (2022).
- Adaptive cruise control: optional from 2022, never standard in this generation.
- Blind-spot monitoring: standard from the start of this generation (2022).
Also worth comparing at this price
- Toyota Tacoma 2018–2019 · $28,000–$29,500
- Nissan Frontier 2022 · $28,500
- Toyota Tundra 2015–2017 · $24,000–$29,000
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Prices are typical dealer and private asking prices from used listings, collected in September and October 2026, for an average-mileage car. Years with too few listings are estimated from nearby years. Crash ratings, recalls and owner complaint counts come from NHTSA public records. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and a vehicle history report before you buy. Spot something off? Let us know.