Where each one leads
Hyundai Santa Fe
- Against cars of the same year, the Hyundai Santa Fe comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 1% more often than average) than the Isuzu Trooper (fails 7% more often than average).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe uses 10.7 l/100 km, the 2002 Isuzu Trooper 15.6.
Isuzu Trooper
- Against cars of the same age, the Isuzu Trooper comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 3% more often than average) than the Hyundai Santa Fe (passes 4% less often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Hyundai Santa Fe | Isuzu Trooper | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2000–2026 | 1984–2002 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 125,237 (2010–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 40,380 | 1,397 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 5,884 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | 721 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Hyundai Santa Fe | Isuzu Trooper | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 67% | 62% |
| … against cars of the same age | −4% | +3% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | +1% | +7% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.5% | — |
| US owner complaints | 7,681 | 576 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Engine and engine cooling |
| Model year with most complaints | 2017 (970) | 1999 (81) |
| US recall campaigns | 46 | 12 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,012 | 261 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 52 | 45 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Hyundai Santa Fe | Isuzu Trooper | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Hyundai Santa Fe | Isuzu Trooper | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.7 l/100 km (2026) | 15.6 l/100 km (2002) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 7.9 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 7.5 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 101 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 135 kW (181 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,978 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €55,900 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 201,000 km | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).