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Why the Hyundai Venue ranks among the best budget cars of 2025

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The 2025 Hyundai Venue makes Consumer Reports' best budget cars list for reliability, safety tech, and value, returning 7.35 L/100km—though highway pace lags.
Michael Powers, Editor

Consumer Reports has placed the Hyundai Venue among its ten best budget cars for 2025, with pricing from $20,200 to $23,450, citing the model’s solid build reliability and strong safety performance.

The Hyundai Venue comes with a useful suite of driver-assistance features, a straightforward infotainment system, and a roomy cabin that keeps passengers comfortable even on extended city drives. That mix works well for everyday use, though on longer journeys the experience is less rewarding: the engine can be noisy and the seats aren’t especially supportive.

On efficiency, the Venue averages 7.35 liters per 100 kilometers, a respectable figure for this class. As for safety, it includes automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, and blind-spot warning.

The car also ranked first in Car and Driver’s list of the cheapest crossovers for value, even as the outlet noted that its 121-hp engine struggles to build speed on the highway.