Both the Venue and the ADX have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, driver alert monitors, available daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems and rear cross-path warning.
Compare the2025 Hyundai VenueVS 2025 Acura ADX


Safety
Warranty
The Venue comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The ADX’s 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 10,000 miles sooner.
Hyundai’s powertrain warranty covers the Venue 4 years and 30,000 miles longer than Acura covers the ADX. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Coverage on the ADX ends after only 6 years or 70,000 miles.
The Venue’s corrosion warranty is 2 years longer than the ADX’s (7 vs. 5 years).
Hyundai pays for scheduled maintenance on the Venue for 2 years and 24,000 miles longer than Acura pays for maintenance for the ADX (3/36,000 vs. 1/12000).
There are over 3 times as many Hyundai dealers as there are Acura dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Venue’s warranty.
Reliability
J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are better in initial quality than Acura vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai third in initial quality, above the industry average. With 31 more problems per 100 vehicles, Acura is ranked 18th.
J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are more reliable than Acura With 18 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Hyundai higher than Acura.
Fuel Economy and Range
On the EPA test cycle the Venue gets better mileage than the ADX:
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MPG |
Venue |
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FWD |
1.6 DOHC 4-cyl. |
29 city/32 hwy |
ADX |
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FWD |
1.5 turbo 4-cyl. |
26 city/31 hwy |
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AWD |
1.5 turbo 4-cyl. |
25 city/30 hwy |
To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the Hyundai Venue uses regular unleaded gasoline. The ADX requires premium for maximum efficiency, which can cost on average about 84.9 cents more per gallon.
Suspension and Handling
The Venue has standard front and rear gas-charged shocks for better control over choppy roads. The ADX’s suspension doesn’t offer gas-charged shocks.
For better maneuverability, the Venue’s turning circle is 3.8 feet tighter than the ADX’s (33.2 feet vs. 37 feet).
Chassis
The Hyundai Venue may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 750 to 850 pounds less than the Acura ADX.
The Venue is 2 feet, 2.7 inches shorter than the ADX, making the Venue easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.
Passenger Space
The Venue has 1 inch more front headroom and .6 inches more rear headroom than the ADX.
Ergonomics
The power windows standard on both the Venue and the ADX have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Venue is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The ADX prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.
Recommendations
Consumer Reports® recommends the Hyundai Venue, based on reliability, safety and performance.