Used 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 6A) Consumer Reviews
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All I can say is wow!!!
James in Menifee CA, Murrieta, CA, 06/28/2021
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 6A)
30 of 32 people found this review helpful
I bought this vehicle in Temecula CA trading in my 18 Santa Fe turbo. I got the fully loaded 45k version black exterior with tan leather. The safety features on this are huge but can distract you at the same time. On smart cruise contol the car basically drives itself with lane assist and a radar system that keep you in check with a safe distance and will the vehicle will tell you too put your hands back on the wheel if you try to auto pilot. If i have a complaint its wheel tug when someone was coming close to me on the freeway, but you can turn off i prefer a beep to give me a warning. This vehicle is just amazing with more features than any luxury vehicle offered me and ive owned my share. It feels like a highend V6 driving its very smooth and quiet on the freeway and thats on ECO mode. This is a first gen so ensure you upgrade your electronic component of the warranty. Drove over 500 miles before filling up averaging 32 mpg city and freeway and i drive 80 percent freeway.
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Great value
Abdul, Mammoth Lakes, CA, 06/20/2021
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 6A)
29 of 31 people found this review helpful
Had it for a week now and very impressed with the value for money. Quiet, handles well for an suv, plenty of power for both city and highway needs, and good mpg. So far averaging 30 mpg across 300 miles of mixed driving. Went for the limited trim to get the thigh extender on the seats. Very comfortable interior - more so than the outback and Highlander and slightly below the murano. And more practical than all of them. I like all the physical buttons, but once you find your preferred setting and driving aids then it’s best just to sit back and enjoy the ride.
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Lagoon Blue Santa Fe Ltd Hybrid
Lagoon Blue Santa Fe Ltd Hybri, Saint Louis, MO, 06/18/2021
updated 12/23/2024
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 6A)
15 of 19 people found this review helpful
It appears to be a great car based on my first 600 miles of driving it. However, some of the technology (there is a lot) is hard to figure out how to use because the Owners Manuals cover sever different versions of this car.
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Good fuel economy but sluggish and UI issues
Luc, Highland Park, IL, 06/11/2021
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 6A)
30 of 44 people found this review helpful
32+MPG in city driving, 16-24 MPG highway, 28-29 MPG combined. Above 70 MPH (even on cruise control) fuel consumption goes up very quickly, even as the car is in "economy" range. As many stretches of road have traffic running at 85MPH (regardless of posted speed limits), you may get a lot less MPG than expected if you want to keep up with the trucks :) Drive mode defaults to ECO in each drive cycle - so far I found no way to make it remember the blended or sports modes. Parking brake auto-applies based on a TBD algorithm (randomly?) at engine off. Left steering wheel button decreases the radio channel number when pushed up; right steering wheel button increases MPH settings when pushed up - it would be nice if they were consistent (increase / decrease when pushed in the same direction for all buttons). Radio has a single "unified" memory for all bands, and rearranges the order of the stations based on their frequency / channel number. There is no way to store radio stations in your own preferred order in memory or to use the MODE button to toggle between a couple memory banks as with prior Santa Fe versions (one bank for news stations, second bank for morning music, third for the afternoon drive, etc). You are stuck having to go though ALL stored stations, in the frequency / channel number order, when you want to change stations. Acceleration (compared to my old 2011 Santa Fe Ltd AWD V6) is pathetic. 40 to 60 is slooow. It is almost OK for driving (as I get older and slower), but you cannot rely on this car to pull you out in a pinch by accelerating hard (as in merging on a short ramp in high speed traffic). Top view of the vehicle and dead spot view cameras when using the turn signals are great and were a big factor in getting this model. The AUTO settings for lights is useless, as it does not turn on the rear lights. I consider the daylight lights (both front and rear) to be part of the passive safety features of any car, but only the front lights are active in this car, so the selector will stay on low beams at all times (no improvement from 2011 SantaFe). There is no trunk cover and there is no way to order one - this is a big let down as far as I am concerned. I have yet to figure it out how to use the cargo net - it has features which do not connect to anything and it came with no pictures on how it was intended to be used. The adaptive cruise control, even on its most aggressive (shortest) setting, leaves more than enough distance to the car in front to invite people to cut in front of you - basically it cannot be used in heavier traffic as any car cutting in front of you invites the car behind you to hit your rear bumper due to your unexpected breaking. The top trim available in Hybrid (Limited) no longer has fog lights (headlights mounted real low) - if you live in a zone with frequent fog, you need to add them aftermarket which is a hassle. Navigation can show up both your speed and the legal speed limit, but it has no way to change color or beep when you exceed the posted speed limit by more than 3 (adjustable limit would be great) miles (standard feature on my 10 year old TomTom GPS). While it can be set to 3D mode, it changes to 2D mode when waiting at a stop light. It can be set to avoid tolls, but to change the setting you have to go a couple of levels down through the menus, it is not a "Yes/No" question to answer as with other GPS systems. There is no setting for "shortest time" vs "shortest distance" and you have no say on how the traffic information is used by the GPS. Many features for phone or nav are only available in PARK mode - there is no way for the person next to the driver to use them while driving, and it is not practical to exit the highway, stop and PARK to change navigation destinations (even to a stored location). For now I keep my old TomTom handy, who does not have these user interface issues / features. Fuel tank is bigger compared to 2011 Santa Fe Ltd, so I get 450-500 miles between refills (engine not yet fully broken in). The auto unlock is great (when key proximity is detected), but there is no auto-lock as you go away from the car with the key after parking (if it is, it takes too long to activate to be usable). Remote start is only possible using an app on your phone. There is no way to remote start the car using the key remote. In other words, if your phone does not have good signal where you want to use the app, you are SOL. Amount of storage for the driver is very limited - there is no ashtray (great for keeping change), and you only get a single enclosed / covered storage cavity for the driver, between the front seats. The number of cigarette lighter sockets is down to one - you get a lot of USB type A slots, which may (or may not) work better for your toys. The slot for wireless charging is vertical and works with my iPhone, but I do not see any easy way to recover any coins you may drop into the slot by mistake.
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Vibrates when accelerating slowly
Rick, Denver, CO, 11/13/2021
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 6A)
16 of 24 people found this review helpful
A lot of people are having this issue (check reddit and hyundai forums) - the car vibrates when accelarating at slow speeds and Hyundai doesnt know whats causing it. Stay away from this vehicle.
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