Compare the2022 Hyundai Santa FeVS 2021 Kia Niro

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Both the Santa Fe and Niro have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Santa Fe has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The Niro’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy has standard Parking Collision Avoidance Assist that uses rear sensors to monitor and automatically apply the brakes to prevent a rear collision. The Niro doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

The Santa Fe offers all-wheel drive to maximize traction under poor conditions, especially in ice and snow. The Niro doesn’t offer all-wheel drive.

The Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy has a standard Surround View Monitor to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Niro only offers a rear monitor and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the front or sides.

The Santa Fe has a standard blind spot warning system which uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them and moves the vehicle back into its lane. Only the Niro LXS/Touring/Touring Special Edition/EX Premium offers a blind spot warning system.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Santa Fe has a standard cross-path warning system, which uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. Only the Niro LXS/Touring/Touring Special Edition/EX Premium has a cross-path warning system.

The Santa Fe SEL/Limited/Calligraphy has a standard Blue Link, which uses a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver and a cellular system to remotely unlock your doors if you lock your keys in, help track down your vehicle if it’s stolen or send emergency personnel to the scene if any airbags deploy. The Niro doesn’t offer a GPS response system, only a navigation computer with no live response for emergencies, so if you’re involved in an accident and you’re incapacitated help may not come as quickly.

Both the Santa Fe and the Niro have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights and rearview cameras.

The Hyundai Santa Fe weighs 422 to 976 pounds more than the Kia Niro. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

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The Santa Fe’s corrosion warranty is 2 years and unlimited miles longer than the Niro’s (7/unlimited vs. 5/100,000).

Hyundai pays for scheduled maintenance on the Santa Fe for 3 years and 36,000 miles. Hyundai will pay for oil changes, lubrication and any other required maintenance. Kia doesn’t pay scheduled maintenance for the Niro.

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A reliable vehicle saves its owner time, money and trouble. Nobody wants to be stranded or have to be without a vehicle while it’s being repaired. Consumer Reports rates the Santa Fe’s reliability 16 points higher than the Niro.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2021 Auto Issue reports that Hyundai vehicles are more reliable than Kia vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Hyundai 9 places higher in reliability than Kia.

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The Santa Fe’s standard 2.5 DOHC 4-cylinder produces 52 more horsepower (191 vs. 139) than the Niro’s 1.6 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid. The Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy’s standard 2.5 turbo 4-cylinder produces 142 more horsepower (281 vs. 139) and 116 lbs.-ft. more torque (311 vs. 195) than the Niro’s 1.6 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid.

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The Santa Fe has 6.9 gallons more fuel capacity than the Niro (18.8 vs. 11.9 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

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An eight-speed automatic (SMG) is standard on the Hyundai Santa Fe, for better acceleration and lower engine speed on the highway. Only a six-speed automatic is available for the Niro.

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For better stopping power the Santa Fe’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Niro:

	Santa Fe	Santa Fe 2.5T	Niro
Front Rotors	12.8 inches	13.6 inches	11 inches
Rear Rotors	12 inches	12 inches	10.3 inches

The Santa Fe stops much shorter than the Niro:

	Santa Fe	Niro
60 to 0 MPH	126 feet	143 feet	Consumer Reports
60 to 0 MPH (Wet)	136 feet	152 feet	Consumer Reports

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For better traction, the Santa Fe has larger standard tires than the Niro (235/60R18 vs. 205/60R16). The Santa Fe Calligraphy’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Niro (255/45R20 vs. 225/45R18).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Santa Fe has standard 18-inch wheels. Smaller 16-inch wheels are standard on the Niro LX/LXS/EX Premium. The Santa Fe Calligraphy’s 20-inch wheels are larger than the 18-inch wheels on the Niro Touring.

The Santa Fe has a standard space-saver spare (not available on Limited/Calligraphy AWD) so you can replace a flat tire and drive to have the flat repaired or replaced. A spare tire isn’t available on the Niro; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

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For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Santa Fe’s wheelbase is 2.6 inches longer than on the Niro (108.9 inches vs. 106.3 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Santa Fe is 3.3 inches wider in the front and 3 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the Niro.

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The Santa Fe has 10.6 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Niro (111.5 vs. 100.9).

The Santa Fe has 1.1 inches more front headroom, 2.4 inches more front legroom, 3.8 inches more front hip room, 3.1 inches more front shoulder room, 4.3 inches more rear legroom, 8 inches more rear hip room and 3.1 inches more rear shoulder room than the Niro.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Santa Fe’s rear seats recline. The Niro’s rear seats don’t recline.

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The Santa Fe has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Niro with its rear seat up (36.4 vs. 19.4 cubic feet). The Santa Fe has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Niro with its rear seat folded (72.1 vs. 54.5 cubic feet).

The Santa Fe’s cargo area is larger than the Niro’s in almost every dimension:

	Santa Fe	Niro
Length to seat (2nd/1st)	42.4”/77.4”	31.8”/64”
Max Width	54”	48.2”
Min Width	43.4”	41”
Height	31”	36”

Pressing a button automatically lowers the Santa Fe’s (except SE) optional rear seats, to make changing between passengers and cargo easier. The Niro doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

To make loading and unloading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Santa Fe’s power liftgate can be opened just by waiting momentarily behind the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The Santa Fe’s power liftgate can also be opened or closed by pressing a button. The Niro doesn’t offer a power or hands-free opening liftgate.

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The Santa Fe has a 2000 lbs. towing capacity. The Niro has no towing capacity.

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The Santa Fe uses gas struts to support the hood for easier service access. The Niro uses a prop rod to support its heavy hood. It takes two hands to open the hood and set the prop rod, the prop rod gets in the way during maintenance and service, and the prop rod could be knocked out, causing the heavy hood to fall on the person maintaining or servicing the car.

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When two different drivers share the Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy, the memory system makes it convenient for both. Each setting activates different, customized memories for the driver’s seat position, outside mirror angle, climate settings and radio stations. The Niro doesn’t offer a memory system.

The Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy’s standard easy entry system glides the driver’s seat back when the door is unlocked or the ignition is switched off, making it easier for the driver to get in and out. The Niro doesn’t offer an easy entry system.

The Santa Fe Calligraphy has a standard heads-up display that projects speed, warning and navigation instruction readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Niro doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The Santa Fe’s power parking brake sets with one touch and releases with one touch or automatically. The Niro’s parking brake has to released manually.

The Santa Fe Calligraphy’s front and rear power windows all open or close fully with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside the car. The Niro EX Premium’s rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to open or close them fully.

The Santa Fe’s power window, power lock, power mirror and cruise control switches are lit from behind, making them plainly visible and easier to operate at night. The Niro’s power mirror switches are unlit, making them difficult to find at night and operate safely.

The Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy’s standard wipers adjust their speed and turn on and off automatically according to the amount of rainfall on the windshield. The Niro’s manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

Manual rear side window sunshades are available in the Santa Fe to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The Niro doesn’t offer rear side window sunshades.

Both the Santa Fe and the Niro offer available heated front seats. The Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy also has standard heated rear seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the Niro.

Both the Santa Fe and the Niro offer rear vents. For greater rear passenger comfort, the Santa Fe has standard rear air conditioning vents to keep rear occupants cool in summer or warm in winter. The Niro doesn’t offer rear air conditioning vents, only heat vents.

The Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy has a 115-volt a/c outlet on the center console, allowing you to recharge a laptop or run small household appliances without special adapters that can break or get misplaced. The Niro doesn’t offer a house-current electrical outlet.

The Santa Fe Limited/Calligraphy’s Smart Parking Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. Remote Smart Parking Assist will park and retrieve your car remotely: press a button and watch it park itself. This is ideal for tight locations. The Niro doesn’t offer an automated parking system.