Owners have filed 132 complaints on the Hyundai Venue, covering 2020–2026. The system named most often is Electrical System (32 reports). Worst years by volume: 2020, 2021, 2022; cleanest: 2026, 2025, 2024. 8 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire. On average the car was 1.4 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Hyundai Venue
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 132 Venue complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Electrical System 32 Read
In a passenger-side front collision at 25mph, no front collision warning was given, and the automatic braking system did not engage. Fire broke out inside the vehicle next to the floorboard beside the front passenger seat (bottom of B-post) almost immediately upon impact. Upon inspection of the vehicle on 1/16, I…
I was driving a New 2024 Venue Model car by Hyundai when the electronic system of the car failed or dropped dead and I almost caused a collision. The dash board light iluminated and said start the car in neutral or park. I did this. 3 times the car started sputtered and stopped. Sputtered and stopped. Horns blasting,…
Hi! A couple weeks ago i noticed the horn in my 2024 Hyundai Venue Limited was not working. My husband made an appointment to take it in to the dealership for the soonest available date which was about a couple weeks from that day. About a week later, the dashboard screen where you see the speedometer, odometer, etc.…
Seat Belts 21 Read
I am writing to formally notify you of an issue I have been experiencing with my recent leased vehicle, and to request that the issue be addressed accordingly. Additional information: Leased date: February 11, 2023 Dealer address: HUDSON HYUNDAI 977 Communipaw Avenue Jersey City, New Jersey 07304 Phone: (201) 333-3100…
Can’t buy the car I’ve ordered because of an unresolved recall
There is no remedy available, Turo will not let me use this vehicle. I will be returning it if I cannot remedy
Steering 12 Read
The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Venue. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel would vibrate without warning, causing her to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the service mechanics could not duplicate the failure. The contact then stated that…
I believe that the lane assist feature malfunctioned and cause the vehicle to collided head on with on coming traffic.. The car took over control of the steering and instead of nudging the car to the right during a curve on the road it overpowered the driver and pulled the car left into traffic at 40 mph.*dt
I bought a used 2024 Hyundai Venue with 3k miles on Nov 2nd, 2024 from Hyundai Bel Air, MD. On Nov 6th, 2024 I dropped my son at the bus stop in our neighbourhood. When I got out from the parking lot (we dropped him at our church's parking lot) and drove the car, the steering wheel was stiff and when I applied the…
Power Train 10 Read
While driving home from a trip , the car suddenly lost power . And engine light came on an then transmission light overheating light came on . I was near a town pulled over and had car towed to nearest Hyundai dealer. After waiting a week they finally looked at the vehicle, and said that mice had eaten the…
Lost all acceleration and car started bucking while making a a left through oncoming traffic narrowly avoiding getting t boned on passenger side of vehicle with my child on that side of vehicle. No check engine light or codes during or after incident. Even though the car was now not idling correctly. Had car towed to…
My 2021 Hyundai venue at or around 43,000 miles, certified pre owned, and bought January 2024 while at a gas station parking lot. Started my vehicle and put it in reverse to leave gas station began smoking, as I put it back in drive to get out of traffic was a loud noise and I immediately stopped turned off the car.…
Exterior Lighting 5 Read
The halogen headlights are totally useless, especially if it’s raining. They’re incredibly dim and unsafe
I purchased this vehicle on 7/25/2021 and didn't drive it at night until 6 days later. When I turned on the headlights, I was shocked to find that they only illuminate a very small portion of the road, hindering my ability to see traffic in front of me, or anything else that may be on the road beyond a few feet. It's…
This new car is not equipped with interior dome lighting in front. Thus when it is dark, no courtesy light comes on upon entry and it's hard to see where to put the key into the ignition. This could be a serious problem if anyone suspicious is lurking around, if you are stuck on the side of the road at night, or if…
Service Brakes 4 Read
Brakes failed and daughter rear ended car in front of her
The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Venue. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the pedal would travel to the floorboard. Additionally, there was an abnormal vibration in the pedal. The contact stated that the stability control warning light was illuminated. The…
Last week I was driving my daughter’s Venue and the brakes became hard. Crunching noises. I suspected I had dropped my water bottle and perhaps it rolled under the brake pedal. It was hard to depress I heard the same crunching noises as I tried to use the brakes. Drove home 1.5 miles slowly and it continued to occur…
Structure 4 Read
The passenger-side front bumper and fender liner detached during a 15 mph swerve to avoid a traffic cone on day 3 of ownership. There was a light graze with no significant impact, but approximately 2 miles later, a noise prompted a safe pull-over. The component (bumper assembly and liner clips) failed completely, with…
Bumper is made of very thin plastic and cracked upon a light inpack with protruding snow/ice pile while pulling into driveway. Other cars would have a small dent. Bumper does not give enough protection for real accident. Cost was $1800. Safety concern
The body panel below the left front turn signal has cracked and is getting larger in size due to the thermal dynamics of expansion and contraction. The car is currently under its original bumper-to-bumper warranty and was noticed and reported to Hyundai at 41K miles (the original bumper-to-bumper warranty is for 5…
Vehicle Speed Control 4 Read
I saw a recall on certain Hyundai models...I have a similar problem maybe twice with this 2022 Hyundai Venue....Traveling down the highway with Cruise set at 65...The car started to accelerate to 80 before I turn the cruise off...don't know if it's something wrong with the cruise...or just 2 mishaps .....just asking…
Loss of drive power and rough idle. Intermittent no start due to voltage drop. Suspected shorted egr valve causing multiple parts on the same circut to go bad. Brought the car to dealer for the 6th time due to loss of power while driving and rough idle. Asked for a diagnostic of the egr valve due to matching symptoms…
I was driving my car on the way back from a trip, about an hour away. While driving about 70 MPH on the highway, my car started to feel like it was lurching forward, and the RPMs started shooting up and down uncontrollably. I tried to write it off as faulty cruise control or the shoes I was wearing, so I switched both…
Venue years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Service Brakes,forward Collision Avoidance | 1 | — | |
| 2025 | Structure | — | — | |
| 2024 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2023 | Air Bags,forward Collision Avoidance | 1 | — | |
| 2022 | Air Bags,structure,unknown Or Other | 1 | — | |
| 2021 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 2020 | Air Bags | 4 | 1 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 72 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.8 |
| Worst single series | 9 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 1.4 years |
A model average of 1.8 hides a worst series at 9. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Venue?
By complaint volume, 2020, 2021, 2022 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Venue years are the cleanest?
2026, 2025, 2024 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Hyundai Venue have?
132 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2020–2026. Of those, 8 describe a crash and 1 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.