2019 Hyundai SANTA FE consumer reviews

The vehicle has excellent ergonomics and I really appreciated the leg room both front and back. Road noise/wind noise was hushed and driving was very good in corners, excellent acceleration when passing. Gas mileage was extremely good.

I am very pleased with all the safety features on this vehicle. The camera is extra big, It rides beautifully and I love the sleek exterior look

This is one of the best looking suv's I've ever owned, the style, interior just an overall beautiful. Alot of people look and love it.

Our third Hyundai, second Santa Fe. Like the 8 speed AT, miss the 265 HP 2.0 T from the 2016 model. Wish I could change the "default settings" so I would not have to change each time I turn the car on! Only 325 miles so far but leaving on a road trip to Branson, MO over Christmas.

A very nice mix of technology and excellent workmanship. All the features are easy to navigate and they are located in easy to find locations

I liked the leg room in front and back. I liked the fuel economy, the ride, the car sensors for unattended steering wheel, blind spots and braking itself!

THIS IS AN ADDER to our Oct 17 "test drive" review. So we purchased a new Santa Fe Limited AWD 2.4L in late Oct 2018. AWD's needed to get through difficult winter roads conditions living on a curvy hilly road in the So Minnesota woods plus other midwest winter family visits. While we'd owned 2 Jeep Grand Cherokees in the past 18 years no longer tow anything and never went off roading, so a SUV with intelligent AWD is fine although I wanted the option to have 4WD lock at low speeds on slippery county roads. My wife wanted heated (real) leather seats and a power liftgate & power passenger seat, while I wanted Android auto. And as we age the safety features (blind spot, fwd/rear collision, lane assist) were requirements along with excellent headlights. The Santa Fe Limited met & exceeded all our main requirements, here is a very early pre-winter snow review after 200 mi of around town driving. Other drives and competition: I drove both a SF SEL+ and Limited Turbo. No leather or LED headlights in the SEL+; did not care about a sunroof but have to admit this 2x sized sunroof in our Limited really makes it feel spacious. I did not like the lag or jerkiness of the turbo so that along with a $1600 price difference and 30+% more maintenance convinced me quick the standard 2.4L 4 cylinder would do just fine in midwestern flat land with mostly 2 passengers and no towing. I did a some driving of the 2018 Mazda CX5 GT and a loaded RAV4 Limited which didn't have features we wanted. The Subaru Outback has best AWD but CVT?s not peppy nor heated seats hot. Not needing the towing of a Grand Cherokee I was surprised the equivalent model had gone up $15,000 from our prior 07 SUV. Driving a 3.6L Cherokee in our price range, I liked the engine & interior features but storage space was about half other SUVs in it?s class and safety features in Tech package optional & hard to find. Honda CRVs LX have major issues with gas/oil mix in cold climates of the 1.5L turbo .. Santa Fe Limited PROS QUIET comfortable roomy interior w/excellent infotainment Safety features easy to use. Auto stop at lights kinda weird but ok so far, responsive. Like the easy to switch Smart mode, Comfort (ECO) mode, Sport mode which is sporty on this smooth 8 speed tranny. 4WD lock operational up to 40mph in 2019s LED auto headlights excellent range, seem to work fine on 2 lane roads LOTs of hidden storage in rear under carpet (we got the hatch cover unfortunately it costs extra) Hyundai warranty 5/60 full, 10/100 powertrain is the best Consumer reports positive review; Hyundai as a brand is 10 of 29 so top ? but not as good as Toyota or Mazda Remote start & car status free with Hyundai internet control Familiarity with local dealer close to home Santa Fe Limited QUESTIONABLES Jury is out on this 4 cylinder, but it does have 10 more hp than Toyotas and the 8 speed tranny is excellent. Still 185 hp for a 3600 lb SUV, but compare to 235 hp for my 4600 lb Jeeps? Never owned a Hyundai despite early Santa Fe or Veracruz being semifinalists during past drives when we bought Jeeps (but SF made in America, 40% Am parts too if it matters) so ANY RELIABILITY RATING at this point is NUTS , WHO KNOWS?? Hankook tires TBD, would have preferred Michelin MPG so far 22 around town which is great compared to 14 in our Jeeps, but not stellar Dang it, a recall on side airbag bolts just came out (had similar on Jeeps and Camry's had 2 incl tranny reprog)

Very comfortable salon, great quality inside and outside. On the highway handles very well and stable. Love the different modes, especially the smart mode to save MPG.

Love everything about this SUV. I test drove 7 other brands and loved the look and interior styling. It has more tech/ safety features than all the others and had a less cluttered looking dashboard. Everything is well laid out. Love the heads up display. This was the only car in this price range to have that. Got the non turbo Ultimate model. Engine is peppy enough for me, especially in sports mode. Great sound system too.

This car is very comfortable, reliable, good looking. I have had 3 Hyundai cars and never had to spend a lot of money on repairs. I just keep up my normal routine care visits.