2020-2026 Hyundai Venue Problems: 14 Known Issues

NHTSA recall 22V-458 covers certain 2020-2022 Hyundai Venue vehicles. The driver-side and/or passenger-side pyrotechnic seat belt pretensioner may deploy abnormally in certain crashes because of over-pressurization. Metal fragments could enter the occupant compartment and injure occupants. The recall report states there is no warning before abnormal deployment.

Hyundai Campaign 993 includes certain 2020-2021 Venue vehicles that are not equipped with an engine immobilizer and are not equipped with a push-button START/STOP ignition. The campaign bulletin explains that many Hyundai vehicles without push-button ignition did not have an immobilizer and could be theft targets; eligibility must be checked by VIN.

Venue owners, concentrated on the 2020 model, report the engine unexpectedly shutting off, particularly while slowing or coming to a complete stop, sometimes with rough idle. No Hyundai bulletin or recall identifies a cause for these reports. CarComplaints documents a 2020 owner reporting repeated random stalls at low mileage (about 3,900 miles) with no fault codes stored.

Service Campaign T8K (TSB 22-01-056H, July 2022) targets 2021 Venue (QX) 1.6 MPI vehicles built 05/04/2021-07/09/2021, both 6-speed manual and IVT. Two engine-ECU software defects are corrected in one flash: an internal error in the ECU's mileage calculation that affects OBD compliance data, and DTC P05CC (cold-start intake CVVT 'follower' fault) for which the new calibration adds a CVVT 'shaking' operation to free the phaser. The bulletin tells dealers to perform the campaign whenever an affected vehicle is in for maintenance or repair.

2023-2024 Venue (QX) with the 1.6 MPI Gamma II engine can illuminate the warning lamp for DTC P250F ('Engine Oil Level Too Low') even though the sump is correctly filled. Hyundai's October 2024 TSB 24-EM-008H states that 'due to the current logic in the vehicles, DTC P250F could set unintentionally when the engine oil level is within the proper range' - the oil-level-sensor evaluation logic in the engine ECU can set the code unintentionally. The fix is a powertrain control module reflash (GDS event 1161 'QX ECU UPDATE DUE TO OIL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTION (P250F)') covering nine ECU part numbers across 23MY and 24MY manual and CVT cars. The bulletin instructs the technician to verify the physical oil level first, then reprogram. Owners who top up in response to the false warning risk overfilling the 1.6.

A sensor inside the EGR valve may have been contaminated with solder flux during supplier manufacturing and can short. Because the EGR valve and crank position sensor share a power circuit, the short can turn on the check-engine light or cause a sudden loss of motive power, which increases the risk of a crash. It affects certain 2024 Hyundai Venue vehicles with the Gamma 1.6L MPI engine built January 12 – March 4, 2024 (2,364 Venues; the recall also covers some 2024 Elantra and Kona). Hyundai campaign 260. Only a Hyundai dealer can confirm whether a specific VIN is included and whether the repair has been done.

The Venue's horn can become faint or completely inoperative when foreign substances and moisture intrude into the horn assembly, oxidizing/corroding the internal contacts. The failure was common enough that Hyundai issued Warranty Extension TXXU covering the horn assembly on 2020-2022 Venue (QX) vehicles. Horn/electrical failures are a documented complaint pattern for the model (electrical is a top complaint category for the 2022 Venue on CarComplaints).

2023 Venue (QX) with Display Audio 2.0 and a conventional key-start ignition (built 9/1/2022-6/30/2023) can have the touchscreen go completely black while sound keeps playing. Hyundai's TSB 24-BE-004H (February 2024) identifies it as a head-unit firmware fault: the two confirming conditions are that audio continues while the screen is black and that the display comes back when the dimmer switch is moved. The bulletin does not apply to smart-key (push-button) cars. The fix is a ~2 GB firmware package (QX_D2V_NA_Black_f) loaded from a USB stick with at least 4 GB free. This is distinct from the general screen-freeze/Bluetooth-drop complaint: it is a specific head-unit software fault with its own bulletin.

Some 2023 Hyundai Venues built August 24–December 6, 2022 can show the oil-change reminder in the instrument cluster with no way to reset it from the AVN screen. TSB 23-01-078H fixes this with a software update to the instrument cluster (ICU), the AVN unit, or both.

Hyundai TSB 23-AT-010H (August 2023) covers 2020MY-and-later Venue (QX) equipped with the IVT, alongside Elantra, Accent and Kona IVT models. The IVT driven-pulley oil pressure sensor (part 48885-02300) can fail electrically or read out of range, turning on the check-engine light with P0845 (sensor output at or below 0.27 V or at or above 4.50 V), P0846 (sensor output 2.5-3.5 V with target-vs-actual driven-pulley pressure off by 4 bar or more) or P0867 (target vs actual secondary pulley pressure differing by more than 7 bar). The bulletin exists because dealers had been replacing whole transmissions for what is a sensor fault: when the vehicle has ONLY the DTC and no drivability complaint (no slipping, shift shock, poor acceleration or failure to engage), the sensor is replaced through the IVT oil pan with a new pan gasket and 7 quarts of fluid, then 'Oil Pressure Characteristics Input' and adaptive-value relearn are performed with GDS-M. If drivability symptoms are present the whole IVT is still replaced. Note P0867 also appears in the T8X campaign list for 2020-22 units, so an owner with P0867 should have both bulletins checked.

Owners describe the IVT seeming unable to settle on a ratio, with the tachometer twitching and a slight shudder at low speed, and a lag on takeoff. Some owners say a dealer transmission software update reduced the takeoff lag. The cause on a given car has not been confirmed. It affects 2020–2022 Venue (QX) models with the IVT and the Gamma 1.6L MPI engine. The owner reports are on 2020 and early-2021 builds. Hyundai service campaign T8X (bulletin 23-01-019H) applied a TCU update, listed as "IVT Driving Performance Improvement", to certain 2020–2022 Venues built September 17, 2019 – October 20, 2021.

Hyundai service campaign T6D (TSB 21-01-026H) concerns certain 2021 Venue vehicles built October 12–November 13, 2020. Loss of steering assistance at engine start can set C125901 and C111201. The published bulletin specifies an MDPS ECU software update; individual eligibility is checked by VIN.

Owners report the touchscreen going black while Bluetooth audio keeps playing, until the car is restarted, and wireless Apple CarPlay disconnecting with a "Phone Not Responding" message. Hyundai says the CarPlay disconnects are caused by Apple iOS software and issued radio software that reduces them on certain 2021 Venues, and issued a software update for an intermittent black screen on certain 2023 Venues. It affects 2021–2023 Venue (QX) models with Hyundai display audio; the owner reports are from 2021 models. Bulletin 21-01-007H (campaign T5T) covers certain 2021 Venues with display audio; campaign TBW (bulletin 24-01-045H-1) is a display audio software update for certain 2022 Venues built February 2021 – September 2022 and does not name a symptom; bulletin 24-BE-004H covers only 2023 Venues built 9/1/2022 – 6/30/2023 with key-start ignition.

Hyundai TSB 20-BD-011H (April 2020) states that certain Venue (QX) vehicles may exhibit difficulty closing the tailgate, and applies to all 2020 model year and later Venues. The repair is to adjust the height of the two tailgate overslam bumpers, which must be set to the same height: bumpers that are too tall can stop the tailgate closing properly, while bumpers that are too short can let the tailgate rattle over bumps. If the tailgate still has difficulty closing after adjustment, the bulletin directs the technician to check the alignment between the tailgate latch and striker.