Compare the2027 Hyundai Venue VS 2027 Kia Seltos

The Venue Limited has a standard Blue Link, which uses a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver and a cellular system to get turn-by-turn driving directions, remotely unlock your doors if you lock your keys in, help track down your vehicle if it’s stolen or send emergency personnel to the scene if any airbags deploy. The Seltos doesn’t offer a GPS response system, only a navigation computer with no live response for emergencies, so if you’re involved in an accident and you’re incapacitated help may not come as quickly.

Both the Venue and the Seltos have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, plastic fuel tanks, 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 blind spot warning systems and rear cross-path warning.

The Venue’s corrosion warranty is 2 years and unlimited miles longer than the Seltos’ (7/unlimited vs. 5/100,000).

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2025 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are better in initial quality than Kia vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai third in initial quality, above the industry average. With 8 more problems per 100 vehicles, Kia is ranked 8th.

As tested in Motor Trend the Hyundai Venue is faster than the Kia Seltos 4 cyl.:

	Venue	Seltos
Zero to 60 MPH	8.8 sec	11 sec
Quarter Mile	16.8 sec	18.2 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	82.1 MPH	77.1 MPH

On the EPA test cycle the Venue gets better mileage than the Seltos:

			MPG
Venue
	FWD	1.6 DOHC 4-cyl.	29 city/33 hwy
Seltos
	FWD	2.0 DOHC 4-cyl.	28 city/33 hwy
	AWD	2.0 DOHC 4-cyl.	26 city/30 hwy
		1.6 turbo 4-cyl.	24 city/30 hwy

The Venue stops much shorter than the Seltos:

	Venue	Seltos
60 to 0 MPH	112 feet	131 feet	Motor Trend

The Venue SEL handles at .81 G’s, while the Seltos EX AWD pulls only .75 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Venue SEL executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Seltos EX AWD (28.2 seconds @ .59 average G’s vs. 28.6 seconds @ .57 average G’s).

For better maneuverability, the Venue’s turning circle is 2 feet tighter than the Seltos’ (33.2 feet vs. 35.2 feet).

The Hyundai Venue may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 500 to 800 pounds less than the Kia Seltos.

The Venue is 1 foot, 3.3 inches shorter than the Seltos, making the Venue easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Venue’s power window, power lock and cruise control switches are lit from behind, making them plainly visible and easier to operate at night. The Seltos’ passenger power window switches are unlit, making them difficult to find at night and operate safely.

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