2021 HYUNDAI VENUE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 28 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3 complaints · 10.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 1
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 0
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 3 of 28 owner complaints (10.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 10.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 · 10.7% SEAT BELTS: 3 complaints, 10.7% of reports SEAT BELTS 3 · 10.7% ENGINE: 2 complaints, 7.1% of reports ENGINE 2 · 7.1% POWER TRAIN: 2 complaints, 7.1% of reports POWER TRAIN 2 · 7.1% SERVICE BRAKES: 2 complaints, 7.1% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 7.1% STEERING: 2 complaints, 7.1% of reports STEERING 2 · 7.1% BACK OVER PREVENTION: 1 complaints, 3.6% of reports BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 · 3.6% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 3.6% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 3.6% FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: 1 complaints, 3.6% of reports FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 · 3.6% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 17 complaints, 60.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17 · 60.7% · 1 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 10.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 3 10.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 2 7.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 2 7.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 2 7.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 2 7.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 3.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 3.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 3.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17 60.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2020; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2021. 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2024-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2020 Oct 2025 Recall campaign 21V796000 ◆ Recall campaign 21V796000 Recall campaign 22V458000 ◆ Recall campaign 22V458000 Investigation RQ22003 ● Investigation RQ22003
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 4
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 3
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q1 Owner reports 1
2023-Q2 Owner reports 3
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
2023-Q4 Owner reports 2
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
2024-Q3 Owner reports 4
2024-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
2025-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 21V796000
Recall campaign 1 22V458000
Defect investigation 1 RQ22003
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 21V796000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    An exploding seat belt pretensioner could project metal fragments into the vehicle, striking vehicle occupants and resulting in injury.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 211 and 009G. This recall is replaced by NHTSA recall numbers 22V-354 for Elantra and Elantra HEV vehicles, 22V-458 for Venue vehicles, and 23V-094 for Genesis vehicles. Elantra, Elantra HEV, Venue, and Genesis vehicles already repaired under this recall will need to have the new remedies completed.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 22V458000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will secure the seat belt pretensioners with a cap, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 231. This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall number 21V-796 for Venue vehicles. Venue vehicles previously repaired under 21V-796 will need to have the new remedy completed.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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