Used Hyundai Palisade for Sale nearSanta Barbara, CA

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

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

The Hyundai Palisade's current nationwide average price is $31,730, and its nationwide average price reached a low of $30,621 over the past year. 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 Palisade a good car?

Yes — the Hyundai Palisade is a strong used SUV choice if you want a roomy, comfortable three-row model with a premium-feeling cabin and lots of equipment. The all-generations owner rating is 4.78/5 across every model year in the data.

Owners consistently praise the Palisade for its spacious interior, comfortable ride, and impressive technology features. They also highlight its value for money and the upscale feel it brings compared with many rivals.

Expert reviews rate the 2025 and 2021 models among the highest across all years.

The main trade-offs that show up in expert feedback are fuel economy that trails top rivals, some versions that give up luxury touches, and a few trims that lean away from the most upscale presentation.

37.1% of listings are priced as good or great deals.

Are Hyundai Palisade models reliable?

Owners consistently give the Hyundai Palisade very strong marks for comfort, space, and overall value, and expert feedback reinforces its family-friendly appeal and upscale character. Across the model years in the data, it comes across as a well-liked SUV with broad owner satisfaction.

• Owners rate the Hyundai Palisade between 4.59 and 5.0 out of 5 stars across all model years in the data.

For used buyers, long-term ownership risk looks manageable overall, but newer model years give you the strongest combination of owner satisfaction and cleaner listing history.

What should I look for when buying a used Hyundai Palisade?

Across all model years, accident-free inventory is solid at 86.5% — always verify the vehicle history report.

Older model years carry meaningfully higher accident rates, so always verify the vehicle history report on pre-2021 models.

Key things to evaluate:

• Safety package: Blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, forward collision warning with car, pedestrian, and cyclist detection, automatic emergency braking, lane keep assist, lane following assist, driver attention monitoring, forward attention warning, safe exit assist, and front and rear parking sensors.
• Infotainment: A second 12.3-inch color touchscreen serves as the infotainment system hub, with onboard navigation and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
• Fuel efficiency: Palisade models with FWD have EPA-estimated fuel economy of 19 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 21 mpg combined.

Which Hyundai Palisade trim should I buy?

The 2026 Hyundai Palisade offers these trims:

• SE: The entry trim starts with the 12.3-inch touchscreen, onboard navigation, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster on all but the base version.
• SEL: Adds more equipment over SE and is a strong step up if you want a better balance of features and value.
• SEL Premium: Adds a Surround View Monitor camera system with an overhead view and side parking sensors.
• XRT Pro: The best-value off-road-leaning choice, with AWD, chunky all-terrain tires, 8.4 inches of ground clearance, improved approach and departure angles, an electronic limited-slip rear differential, recovery hooks, and a factory-installed tow hitch.
• Limited: Adds the Surround View Monitor camera system and the Bose audio system, along with the factory-installed tow hitch.
• Calligraphy: The luxury-leaning trim adds a 12-inch color head-up display, integrated front and rear dashcams, evasive steering assist, and Highway Driving Assist II.

What Hyundai Palisade do most buyers choose?

The Hyundai Palisade years with the most listings are 2024, 2025, and 2023.

These higher-volume years tend to be the most popular because they give you the broadest mix of availability, pricing, and deal opportunities. They also sit close enough to the newest models to keep the Palisade’s core appeal intact while often costing less than the latest version.

What is the Hyundai Palisade's resale value?

The table shows broad downward movement across the model years, which can work in your favor if you're shopping used. The biggest drops are in the double digits, so recent-model buyers are seeing meaningful price relief compared with a year ago. The smallest declines are still substantial, which suggests the Palisade continues to command solid demand.

The 2024, 2023, and 2020 model years have held their value best, with the smallest year-over-year price changes.

Is the Hyundai Palisade safe?

• 2026: 9/10
• 2025: 9/10
• 2024: 9/10
• 2023: 9/10
• 2022: 9/10
• 2021: 10/10
• 2020: 8/10

The 2026 Palisade offers a comprehensive suite of driver-assist features, including blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, forward collision warning with car, pedestrian, and cyclist detection, automatic emergency braking, lane keep assist, lane following assist, driver attention monitoring, forward attention warning, safe exit assist, and front and rear parking sensors.

For the safest used buy, the 2021 model posts the highest confirmed score of 10/10.

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

Buy now if:

• Price trend: The 2025 model is at −16.22% versus a year ago, and the 2024 model is at −10.22%.
• Deal availability: The 2025 model has 38.3% good and great deals, and the 2024 model has 38.3%.
• Sweet-spot year: The 2024 model has the most listings at a current average price of $34,413. The Hyundai Palisade offers a roomy, upscale-feeling cabin with strong family-friendly comfort and thoughtful interior details.

Consider waiting if:

• Powertrain/efficiency: The 2026 Hyundai Palisade is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that sends 287 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, with an eight-speed automatic transmission and standard front-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive.
• Tech: A second 12.3-inch color touchscreen serves as the infotainment system hub, with onboard navigation and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
• Safety: Hyundai’s base Highway Driving Assist I is standard on all but the top Calligraphy, which gets an upgraded Highway Driving Assist II system that adds a lane-change assistance function.
• Starting price: The 2026 Hyundai Palisade starts at $38,935 in base SE trim with FWD.

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.

These recommendations are based on CarGurus' proprietary market data from September 22, 2026, CarGurus experts' opinions, and generative AI.