Hyundai TUCSON

The 2022 Tucson’s XRT trim adds rugged exterior styling bits, but, despite Hyundai touting its “go-anywhere attitude,” the package doesn’t translate to any added off-road capabilities.

Since our last comparison for best compact SUV in 2019, two of our competitors — the Hyundai Tucson and Nissan Rogue — have been fully redesigned and 2019’s winner, the Volkswagen Tiguan, has been updated.

Our expert judges spend a week comparing vehicles in the best way anyone can evaluate competitors: back to back. Here’s the breakdown for our Compact SUV Challenge.

Hyundai is recalling more than 95,500 model-year 2017 Sonata Hybrids and Tucsons for prematurely worn connecting rod bearings that could lead to engine damage or a fire.

The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid’s starting price is more than $3,500 less than the Tucson PHEV’s chief rival, the 2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime.

The 2022 Tucson is strong on value, with a generous list of standard features, one of the better warranties in the business and consumer-friendly pricing.

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The redesigned 2022 Hyundai Tucson is a value-oriented compact SUV with promising refinement, but higher trim levels swap in cumbersome touch-sensitive controls — a deal-breaker that should keep any well-optioned example off your list.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid.

Adding to its accolades, the 2022 Hyundai Tucson takes home the gold in the safety category: the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick Plus designation.