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Used 2018 Hyundai Tucson Consumer Reviews

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Great Value Vehicle wth good looks and equipment!

L Johnson, 09/05/2018
2018 Hyundai Tucson SEL Plus 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
67 of 67 people found this review helpful

Easy to get in and out of, especially for older folks. Wonderful seating 4 people plenty of leg room, rear seat backs recline for rear comfort too. Controls handy, simple, and user friendly, handling is great, easy parking with backup camera. The 2.0 liter engine provides good zip in city driving, Not recommended for speed demons who pass frequently on 2 lane roads. A little underpowered at high speeds, but that helps mileage. The 6 speed tranny works great, has a sport mode that helps a bit for acceleration. Rear cargo mat is handsomely carpeted on one side, flip it over and it becomes a rubber pan so no spills. We live in Minnesota so we need the AWD version. The warranty is the best in the industry! 5 years 60k bumper to bumper and 10 years 100k drivetrain warranty. Styling, value, ride, room and warranty sold us on the Tucson, not too big but not to small. We kept our last Hyundai 10 years on 178,000 miles. never used the warranty but started to have some AC and brake issues at 175,000 so we traded in on anew one.

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5 out of 5 stars

Value at best!

Marc A., 07/22/2018
2018 Hyundai Tucson SEL Plus 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
115 of 119 people found this review helpful

I'm a researching kind of person before making any large purchase decisions. I believe in quality and value. To top it off I work for Honda at a manufacturing plant! I compared this Tucson to the HR-V and CRV. First my wife had to have leather! I had to have reliability. To get leather in the HRV you have to pick the Top of the line EXL with Navi. The one I liked was was over $26,000 as test driven. The Tucson, a bigger vehicle and actually more comfort options I only paid $24000 after incentives. Honda had none and even as an employee I had no incentive. The ride of the Tucson was better, the interior and exterior design was superior. The ride of the Tucson was much better too. I'm a 225 lb. man and getting out of the Tucson was much more comfortable. The interior noise was less in the Tucson and the audio sound with the Infinity Sound in the Tucson way outdid the HRV. So I know that Honda has a better resale over time but I keep my vehicles until they are ready to be scrapped. Top it off I get a 100,000 mile 10yr powertrain warranty, three years app remote start and 5yr bumper to bumper the value of the Tucson is superior with my situation. By the way my research also showed the 2018 Tucson he the best initial quality award from JD Powers. This beat the Honda hands down! Remember, I work for Honda too!

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My 2nd Tucson

Steve Ushler, 03/03/2019
updated 03/27/2025
2018 Hyundai Tucson SEL 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
22 of 22 people found this review helpful

My 1st Tucson was a 2008. I basically only had to do basic upkeep to this vehicle which came off a rental lease with 24000 miles on it(1 year old). I never buy new so my 2nd Tucson was a 2018 off a company lease with 8000 miles on it. I'm very happy with the Tucson line and never had any problems with them. Glad this Tucson has a timing chain and not a belt, That was a $500.00 upkeep every 60000 miles. I'm very happy with the Hyundai Tucson. We now have 36000 miles on it as of 9/19/21 with no issues... As of 3/20/22 we have 38450 miles and other than front brakes and tires, No issues.. As of 3/20/24 we have 43076 miles with no issues and went to the dealer for 2 recalls that were taken care of. As of 3/26/25 we have 52196 miles, Needed a l/f daytime running light(water got into it) and brakes and normal maintainance! Still good!

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Good choice

Yellow Rose of Texas, 11/05/2018
2018 Hyundai Tucson Value 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
32 of 33 people found this review helpful

This car exceeds my expectations are! peppy engine, comfortable interior and great value. I've never researched a new car before buying as much as I did this one and I'm not disappointed

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5 out of 5 stars

This car is great

Kevin, 07/09/2018
2018 Hyundai Tucson SEL 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
29 of 30 people found this review helpful

Rented this car for a long trip. Liked it so much a week later I went to local dealership and bought a brand new one. The kids love the room and it has everything I could want in a suv

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