FaultScore

Hyundai Santa Cruz vs Mazda MPV

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Hyundai Santa Cruz Mazda MPV
Complaints on file 469 1,156
Model years covered 2022–2026 1989–2006
Worst model year 2022 2003
Best model year 2025 1995
Crashes reported 15 130
Fires reported 5 27
Injuries reported 8 107
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 6% 22.8%

Hyundai Santa Cruz by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Mazda MPV by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 232 20.1%
Airbags 108 9.3%
Brakes 106 9.2%
Seat Belts 51 4.4%
Tires 46 4.0%