Honda HR-V vs Hyundai Venue

2023 Honda HR-V
2023 Honda HR-V
$23,800MSRP
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2021 Hyundai Venue
2021 Hyundai Venue
$18,750MSRP
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2023 Honda HR-V
$23,800MSRP
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2021 Hyundai Venue
$18,750MSRP
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Overview

MSRP

$23,800

MSRP

$18,750

Average price

$21,109

Average price

$18,301

Listings

9318

Listings

5126
Ratings & Reviews
User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

8.2 out of 10

Expert reviews

7.3 out of 10
Pros
  • Standard advanced safety features
  • Fun to drive
  • Top trim feels more expensive than it is
Cons
  • No hybrid option
  • Fairly pedestrian performance
Pros
  • Impressive technology
  • Standard advanced safety features
  • Easy-to-use technology
Cons
  • Sluggish performance
  • All-wheel drive not available
  • Not much cargo space

Reviews Summary

Honda’s subcompact SUV gets a makeover inside and out. Previously based on the Fit, the new HR-V shares the global architecture that also underpins the Civic.

Honda continues to narrow trim options: There were once as many as five, but the Touring trim level got the axe for the 2022 model year, and the EX has now left the lineup as well. The three remaining trims for 2023 are LX, Sport, and EX-L. We drove the top trim, EX-L, through the mountains of Washington's Columbia River Gorge.

New styling plus the newly standard Honda Sensing suite of safety features put this latest HR-V back at the front of the pack it led when it debuted in 2016.

Reviews Summary

This is the future of basic transportation. Shoppers are shifting from sedans and hatchbacks to crossovers and SUVs, but the bigger the car, the bigger the price tag. Enter the Hyundai Venue. Roughly the same shape as a typical crossover, but impossibly small, the Venue offers the look and feel of a crossover while maintaining the footprint (and, very nearly, the price) of a hatchback.
Popular Features & Specs

Engine

2.0L 158 hp I4

Engine

1.6L 121 hp I4

Drive Train

FWD

Drive Train

FWD

Seating Capacity

5

Seating Capacity

5

Horsepower

158 hp @ 6500 rpm

Horsepower

121 hp @ 6300 rpm

MPG City

26

MPG City

30

MPG Highway

32

MPG Highway

33
2023 Honda HR-V
2023 Honda HR-V
$23,800MSRP
Overview
Overview
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2021 Hyundai Venue
2021 Hyundai Venue
$18,750MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2023 Honda HR-V
$23,800MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 Hyundai Venue
$18,750MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
Overview
MSRP
$23,800
$18,750
Average price
$21,109
$18,301
Listings
Ratings & Reviews
User reviews
4.4
4.5
Expert reviews

8.2 out of 10

Read full review

7.3 out of 10

Read full review
Pros & cons
Pros
  • Standard advanced safety features
  • Fun to drive
  • Top trim feels more expensive than it is
Cons
  • No hybrid option
  • Fairly pedestrian performance
Pros
  • Impressive technology
  • Standard advanced safety features
  • Easy-to-use technology
Cons
  • Sluggish performance
  • All-wheel drive not available
  • Not much cargo space
Summary

Honda’s subcompact SUV gets a makeover inside and out. Previously based on the Fit, the new HR-V shares the global architecture that also underpins the Civic.

Honda continues to narrow trim options: There were once as many as five, but the Touring trim level got the axe for the 2022 model year, and the EX has now left the lineup as well. The three remaining trims for 2023 are LX, Sport, and EX-L. We drove the top trim, EX-L, through the mountains of Washington's Columbia River Gorge.

New styling plus the newly standard Honda Sensing suite of safety features put this latest HR-V back at the front of the pack it led when it debuted in 2016.

This is the future of basic transportation. Shoppers are shifting from sedans and hatchbacks to crossovers and SUVs, but the bigger the car, the bigger the price tag. Enter the Hyundai Venue. Roughly the same shape as a typical crossover, but impossibly small, the Venue offers the look and feel of a crossover while maintaining the footprint (and, very nearly, the price) of a hatchback.
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Popular Features & Specs
Engine
2.0L 158 hp I4
1.6L 121 hp I4
Drive Train
FWD
FWD
Seating Capacity
5
5
Horsepower
158 hp @ 6500 rpm
121 hp @ 6300 rpm
MPG City
26
30
MPG Highway
32
33
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