2020 Hyundai Venue problems and recalls

Owners have filed 42 complaints on the 2020 Hyundai Venue, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (13 complaints).

42
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
2
Injuries
69.7
Severity index

Severity index 69.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 69.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 32 of 103 by severity index among 2020 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 69% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2020 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 13 complaints (31.0%)13 31%Power TrainPower Train: 8 complaints (19.0%)8 19%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 8 complaints (19.0%)8 19%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (11.9%)5 12%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%SteeringSteering: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1331.0%
POWER TRAIN819.0%
SEAT BELTS819.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM511.9%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE37.1%
ENGINE37.1%
STEERING37.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL37.1%

Complaints filed per year

06112020: 22021: 72022: 92023: 112024: 62025: 32026: 4 (partial year)2021222311242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20202
20217
20229
202311
20246
20253
2026 (year to date)4
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (20 against 18).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V45800027/06/2022SEAT BELTS:FRONTHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Venue vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.

Other Hyundai Venue model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 5 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-11. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.