Used Hyundai Santa Fe for Sale nearWaterloo, ON

How much does the Hyundai Santa Fe cost in today's market?

Used Hyundai Santa Fe prices span a wide range depending on model year. Here's what the market looks like right now:

The Hyundai Santa Fe's current nationwide average price is $27,795 CAD, and its lowest point over the past year was $27,628 CAD. Recently, prices have come down for the 2023, 2024, and 2025 models, making now a good time to shop recent model years.

Is the Hyundai Santa Fe a good car?

Yes — the Hyundai Santa Fe is a strong used SUV choice if you want comfort, value, and a roomy cabin with plenty of useful features. The all-generations owner rating is 4.6/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Santa Fe for its comfort, spacious interiors, and value, while also highlighting the useful safety and technology features that make daily driving easier. Across the model years, the Santa Fe also earns repeat praise for being a practical family vehicle with a well-equipped cabin and an easygoing character.

Expert reviews rate the 2020 and 2024 models among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs are the underpowered feel some base engines can have, occasional road noise, and top trims that can get expensive.

31.0% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Hyundai Santa Fe models reliable?

Owners and experts consistently point to the Santa Fe’s comfort, value, and practical everyday usability as its biggest strengths. The model also earns repeated praise for its spacious cabin, useful features, and family-friendly layout.

• Owners rate the Hyundai Santa Fe between 4.5 and 5 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk is generally tied more to trim choice, equipment level, and how the vehicle was maintained than to any single model-year pattern in the data.

What should I look for when buying a used Hyundai Santa Fe?

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, front and rear parking sensors, forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian, cyclist, and junction turning detection, lane keeping and lane following assist, a driver attention monitor, and safe exit assist
• Infotainment: a 12.3-inch touchscreen for infotainment duties and standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Fuel efficiency: The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid returns the best fuel economy of the lot, averaging 6.9 litres per 100 kilometres combined. Natural Resources Canada estimates that the ICE model gets a fuel rating of 10.6 L/100 km combined. The XRT, with its knobbier tires, returns 10.8 L/100 km combined.

Which Hyundai Santa Fe trim should I buy?

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe offers these trims:

• XRT: Adds 18-inch wheels, chrome and black exterior trim, black roof rails, and off-road-focused all-terrain tires, making it the pick if you want the most rugged-looking version.
• Luxury: Adds navigation, leather upholstery, and more comfort and convenience equipment, making it the best-value trim for many shoppers.
• Ultimate Calligraphy: Adds 21-inch wheels, Nappa leather, captain’s chairs in the second row, a digital rearview mirror, a head-up display, and the most upscale cabin presentation.

What Hyundai Santa Fe do most buyers choose?

The Hyundai Santa Fe years with the most listings are 2024, 2020, and 2023.

Those higher-volume years tend to be popular because they give you more inventory to compare, which can make it easier to find the right trim, colour, and price. They also often sit in the sweet spot between newer features and used-car value.

What is the Hyundai Santa Fe's resale value?

The table shows broad downward movement across every model year listed, which can work in your favour if you are shopping used. The largest drops are in the double digits, while the smallest decline is still meaningful, so the overall pattern points to softer pricing rather than stability.

The 2021, 2024, and 2023 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Hyundai Santa Fe safe?

• 2025: 7/10
• 2024: 8/10
• 2023: 9/10
• 2020: 10/10

Hyundai’s safety suite includes adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, front and rear parking sensors, forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian, cyclist, and junction turning detection, lane keeping and lane following assist, a driver attention monitor, and safe exit assist.

For the safest used buy, the 2020 model posts the highest confirmed score of 10/10.

Should I buy a used Hyundai Santa Fe now or wait for the next model?

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −13.48% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −11.8%.
• Deal availability: The 2024 model has 35.1% good and great deals.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $41,109 CAD. The Hyundai Santa Fe offers a roomy, family-friendly cabin with a practical layout and a strong mix of everyday usability and comfort.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: Our test Santa Fe had the standard 2.5-litre turbocharged engine with 277 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque, while the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid combines a 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine with an electric motor for a total of 231 hp and 271 lb-ft of torque.
• Tech: In Canada, every version of the gas-powered Santa Fe gets a 12.3-inch touchscreen for infotainment duties and a digital gauge cluster of the same size, and standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are included.
• Safety: The latest model adds rear parking collision avoidance assist, side park distance warning, Highway Drive Assist, blind spot avoidance, and Blind View Monitor on the top trims.
• Starting price: For the 2025 model year, the MSRP for the gas-only Santa Fe XRT starts at $51,039 CAD.

If you're buying used today, the 2024 model year offers the best mix of value and availability. If you want the latest tech and features, it may be worth waiting for the next model year's inventory to build up.

How does the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe compare to the 2021 Kia Sorento?

Read our full side-by-side expert comparison here.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from October 27, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.