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Hyundai Santa

Two generations on sale. The Santa Fe TM is the value pick; the Santa Fe MX5 is the fresh-buy target.

Model strength

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Focus

Weighs every axis evenly. Changes the weighting, not the numbers.

▲ 2 axes vary by variant (price, running cost) — see variant pages.

Price by age

What does a car this age cost?

Generation timeline (aligned to chart)

Santa Fe MX5
Santa Fe TM
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AgeGenerationPrice rangeMin. DownAvailability
2ySanta Fe MX5S$240k – S$236kS$96kMedium
Generation
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Price range
P75 → P25 of asking — the middle half of listings at that age sits inside this band. Outliers above and below excluded.
Down payment
MAS Notice 642 LTV cap applied to the age's median asking: 30% when OMV is up to S$20k, 40% above. Max loan tenure 7 years. Rows marked * mix both OMV buckets — we display the conservative 40% figure so the quote never under-states what a luxury-OMV listing at that age would actually require.
Availability
High when this age's listing share is ≥1.5× the model's uniform expectation, low when ≤0.6×, medium otherwise. Model-relative, so an evenly-spread model lands all-medium.

Positioning vs segment

Where does Hyundai Santa sit?

13 scoreable mass-market SUVs · 50 more in segment lack enough listings to score

SAFE BETS — Strong brand + strong resale. Lowest-anxiety pick.HIDDEN GEMS — Market values these higher than the brand reputation suggests — buyers know something the composite doesn't.BARGAIN BUYS — Well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap, don't resell soon.HIGH RISK — Soft on both axes — proceed with care.SAFE BETSHIDDEN GEMSBARGAIN BUYSHIGH RISKVezelForesterHr-VOutlanderModel-YTucsonRav4XvX-TrailKicksXc60Cr-VCountrymanbrand reliability →holds value →55950100

Tap any dot on the chart to see its scores.

Brand reliability
Consumer-survey composite — JD Power · WhatCar · Consumer Reports. Same score for every variant of a given make.
Resale strength
100 − 3× annualised tangible-decay (COE-stripped). Fitted from each variant's asking-price-by-age regression then averaged at model level.
Peer set
Every same-segment model with ≥5 active PARF listings whose variants fit a depreciation curve. Practicality isn't plotted — it's a body-shape constant within the segment, so it would be the same for every dot.
Quadrants
The crosshair marks the segment median on each axis. Top-right (Safe Bets) is strong on both; top-left (Hidden Gems) holds value above what the brand reputation suggests; bottom-right (Bargain Buys) is well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap; bottom-left (High Risk) is soft on both.

Generation

Santa Fe MX5 (2023-present) · Reg 2024–2026

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Hyundai Santa — Santa Fe MX5 (2023-present)

Generation overview

No curated buying call yet — read the stats and service book.

Photo: Mr.choppers / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Asking
S$236k–242k
Median
S$240k
Decay
No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

Generation

Santa Fe TM (2018-2023) · Reg 2018–2021

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Hyundai Santa — Santa Fe TM (2018-2023)

Generation overview

No curated buying call yet — read the stats and service book.

Photo: Vauxford / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Asking
S$60k–84k
Median
S$71k
Decay
No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

Generation

Generation unknown · Reg 2008–2017

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Asking
S$17k–45k
Median
S$21k
Decay

These cars don't carry a manufacture year, or we haven't mapped this model's generations yet. The buying advice below treats them as one mixed group — take it with a pinch of salt.

No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

Common questions about the Hyundai Santa

How much does a used Hyundai Santa cost in Singapore?
Most used Hyundai Santa on the market are around 2 years old, asking roughly S$236k–S$240k (typically about S$240k). That's the age with the widest choice — and the most sellers competing, so it's where you'll have the most room to bargain.
Is the Hyundai Santa reliable?
In our read, the Hyundai Santa scores 75 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.
Where do these Hyundai Santa figures come from?
They're worked out from current used-Hyundai Santa listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.