Owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the seat belts, steering, and electrical. The 9 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
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0/9 checked
2022 Hyundai Venue: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/3
Engine off, key in hand0/1
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/2
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/3
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2022's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
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NHTSA complaints for the 2022 Hyundai Venue, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Rear seat belts can snag on the seat belt loop guide and fail to work as expected. One report also describes the seat belt warning chiming while the belt stays latched. Most complaints, though, are about an open recall repair that owners cannot get done. Dealers report the part is on national backorder with no delivery date, so owners wait for months. Some say the unrepaired recall keeps them from using the car or from taking delivery of a new one. None of the reports describe a crash or injury.
The car pulls to one side, usually to the right, from the first days of ownership. Dealers try straightening the steering, replacing the rear axle and checking the frame. Some blame the tires or the front caster, but the pull often comes back. Other reports describe a sudden extra pull when turning left and a steering wheel that vibrates without warning. One crash-related complaint says the vibration caused a loss of control and a side-swipe at 20 mph. Problems show up within the first few thousand miles.
The horn fails on and off. Sometimes it goes silent, and sometimes only one of its two pitches sounds. Dealers often cannot reproduce the fault until the owner shows them a video. The radio screen can also stay dark at startup, which disables the rear-view camera until the car is shut off, a door is opened and the car is restarted. One report describes a dead instrument cluster along with a brake pedal that needed hard pressure to stop the car, at about 3,000 miles. Dealers often leave these faults undiagnosed.
Excerpts from complaints Venue owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
Hyundai is not taking action to repair the recall for the pretensioner. It has been 90 days since the recall and I have been unable to get the vehicle fixed because the parts are on national backorder. The dealer has informed me that there is NO ETA for the parts to arrive. The dealer further advised that he has about 20 people waiting on them. Hyundai has been uncooperative when attempting to talk with them.
Filed with NHTSA, September 2022
Rear passenger seat belts get stuck on the seat belt loop guide... And do not work as expected.. serious hazard during crash... Please see pictures.
Filed with NHTSA, December 2022
On the Third day after leasing the vehicle I noticed it was pulling to the right and left. Dealership mechanic said the steering was not straight and claimed that they fixed it but they didn’t. My car still pulls to the right when I take my hands off the steering wheel. Another Hyundai dealership mechanic said it’s the tires. I want to return the vehicle but no one will help me as promised last month
Filed with NHTSA, December 2021
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2022 ranks fourth for owner complaints among 7 Venue years, close to the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2022 is the third model year of the Venue's first generation (2020–2023).
Recall repairs are free at any Hyundai dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
Hyundai 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.
Risk: An exploding seat belt pretensioner can project metal fragments into the vehicle, strike vehicle occupants, and result in injury.
Fix: 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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2022 owner complaints, side by side
