2025 Hyundai Tucson Elite
SUV
Score Summary
Reliability
Safety (ANCAP)
Summary
The Hyundai Tucson is a midsize SUV designed for families and urban buyers, offering practical space, modern technology, and strong safety features. It is targeted at busy families and active households who need a reliable and user-friendly vehicle. Potential buyers choose it for the roomy interior for five, polished ride quality, comprehensive feature set including advanced safety systems, and Hyundai's competitive warranty and reputation for value.
Highlights
- 5-star ANCAP safety rating across variants
- 7-year unlimited-kilometre warranty for vehicles first registered from 1 June 2025
- Hybrid availability in the Elite range with electrified powertrain options
- ISOFIX anchors on rear outboard seats for safer child-seat installation
Pricing (excluding on-road costs)
New (2025)
Ownership Sentiment
✓Praises
- •Economical and refined engine performance with quiet operation in everyday driving (as noted by CareExpert and CarsGuide/CareExpert-style reviews).
- •Strong value proposition: well-equipped with modern features for the price in hybrid form (reputed in multiple AU reviews).
- •Practicality and 5-seat comfort with generous interior practicality (frequent note in AU press and reviews).
- •Safe and confident ride with a comfortable, predictable chassis for its class (AU reviewers consistently frame it as a practical family SUV).
- •Smooth, composed highway manners and good overall refinement for a midsize SUV in this segment (emphasized across AU reviews).
!Complaints
- •Ride can feel firmer in some trims or on rougher Australian roads, depending on suspension tuning and tire selection (noted in general AU reviews).
Ownership Costs
Ownership Cost
Medium
Cost Predictability
Medium
The Tucson Elite’s cost of ownership is moderate to mid-range for a mid-size SUV in Australia. Fuel use is variable by engine/spec, insurance can vary after driver profile, and registration costs depend on state. Servicing cost can be predictable when using fixed-price programs. Depreciation is in the mid-range for its class.
Model Reliability
Warranty
7 Years
Reliability Score
Assessment Summary
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Elite in Australia appears to be a solid, reliable option within the midsize SUV segment, with strong owner sentiment around value, efficiency, and practicality. The engine and transmission are judged to be durable based on current-generation Hyundai powertrain history and AU review consensus, supporting an overall reliability impression in the “high reliability with minor issues” category. The main caveat is the limited model-year-specific long-term data for AU 2025 models; there are recall histories for Tucson in Australia (some campaigns relate to older generations but highlight the need to verify VIN-specific recall status). This leads to a conservative but positive overall reliability view.
See what the experts say
Brand Reliability
Hyundai
Reliability Study (2025)
Problems per 100 vehicles: 222
Rank
#15 / 22
Practicality
Body Type
SUV
Doors
5
Seats
5
ISOfix Points
2
Features
Safety
ANCAP Rating
Fuel Type / Efficiency
Powertrain / Fuel Type
Hybrid
Fuel Consumption
N/A
Range (Approx)
N/A
Tank Capacity
N/A
Performance
Engine / Motor Type
Hybrid
Displacement
1.6L
Cylinders
Inline 4
Induction
Turbo
Power
-
Torque
-
0-100 km/h
-
Towing Capacity
-
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