Compare the2025 Hyundai VenueVS 2025 Buick Envista

The Venue’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Envista doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Venue and the Envista 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, available daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems and rear cross-path warning.

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 Envista’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 2 years or 24,000 miles sooner.

Hyundai’s powertrain warranty covers the Venue 5 years and 40,000 miles longer than Buick covers the Envista. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Coverage on the Envista ends after only 5 years or 60,000 miles.

The Venue’s corrosion warranty is 1 year and unlimited miles longer than the Envista’s (7/unlimited vs. 6/100,000).

Hyundai pays for scheduled maintenance on the Venue for 3 years and 36,000 miles. Hyundai will pay for oil changes, tire rotations, air filter replacements, cabin filter replacement, brake fluid replacement, inspections, and any other required maintenance. Buick doesn’t pay scheduled maintenance for the Envista.

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 Buick vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai third in initial quality, above the industry average. With 2 more problems per 100 vehicles, Buick is ranked fifth.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2024 Auto Issue reports that Hyundai vehicles are more reliable than Buick vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Hyundai 1 place higher in reliability than Buick.

As tested in Motor Trend the Hyundai Venue is faster than the Buick Envista:

On the EPA test cycle the Venue gets better fuel mileage than the Envista (29 city/32 hwy vs. 28 city/32 hwy).

The Venue has a standard locking fuel door. The fuel filler door is not lockable on the Envista. A locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank.

The Venue has a standard continuously variable transmission (CVT). With no “steps” between gears, it can keep the engine at the most efficient speed for fuel economy, or keep it at its peak horsepower indefinitely for maximum acceleration. The Envista doesn’t offer a CVT.

The Venue stops much shorter than the Envista:

The Venue SEL handles at .81 G’s, while the Envista Sport Touring pulls only .80 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

For better maneuverability, the Venue’s turning circle is 4.2 feet tighter than the Envista’s (33.2 feet vs. 37.4 feet). The Venue’s turning circle is 5.2 feet tighter than the Envista w/18-19” Wheels’ (33.2 feet vs. 38.4 feet).

The Hyundai Venue may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 400 to 550 pounds less than the Buick Envista.

The Venue is 1 foot, 11.5 inches shorter than the Envista, making the Venue easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Venue SEL/Limited’s driver’s power window opens or closes with one touch of the window control. The Envista’s driver’s power window switch has to be held the entire time to close it fully.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Venue has a standard rear wiper. The Envista doesn’t offer a rear wiper.

With standard voice command, the Venue Limited offers the driver hands free control of the radio and the navigation computer by simply speaking. The Envista doesn’t offer a voice control system.

Consumer Reports® recommends the Hyundai Venue, based on reliability, safety and performance.

The Hyundai Venue outsold the Buick Envista by over two to one during 2023.