2021 Hyundai Venue problems and complaints

Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Hyundai Venue. The most-reported areas: Unknown Or Other (13), Electrical System (10), Seat Belts (5).

Key takeaways

  • 28 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 1 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Unknown Or Other1346%
Electrical System1036%
Seat Belts518%
Engine311%
Service Brakes27%
Fuel/Propulsion System27%
Power Train27%
Back Over Prevention27%
Steering27%
Vehicle Speed Control14%
Seats14%
Forward Collision Avoidance14%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2021 Hyundai Venue SUV FWD4/54/55/54/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Seat Belts,unknown Or Other,engine - filed 2025-11-08

My vehicle is experiencing engine challenges. My check engine light has been on for more that half of this year. I took my car to get a diagnostic , and it was returned reported as normal however the check engine light re-appeared. My car make a noise and does not accelerate properly. My driver door is missing a handl...

Service Brakes - filed 2025-07-11

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 ...

Electrical System,unknown Or Other - filed 2024-12-20

Horn doesn’t work majority of the time and the stereo works some day and I have already took this problem with the radio .

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.