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We ranked the best minivans of 2024 based off of their powertrains, interiors, technology, and options. Which minivan wins?
Ranking the Best Minivans of 2024
While the minivan segment is relatively small, it’s a hotly contested market between those that still offer these family haulers. Minivans provide shoppers with a vehicle tailormade for growing families and have only improved in their practicality towards that niche over the years. Not only do these vehicles provide three rows of seating and flexible cargo space but they also have become comfortable entertainment spaces for passengers. Today’s minivans carry all of the latest safety tech, great infotainment systems, media systems to play your favorite shows, Wi-Fi hotspots, plenty of USB ports for charging devices, some nicely laid out interiors, and a couple even have built-in vacuums. They’re the best vehicles out there for shuttling a horde of kids around, but some options are better than others. Here are our picks for the best minivans of 2024.
4. Chrysler Pacifica
The Breakdown
Available AWD
Engine configurability
Clever storage
Hybrid comes with compromises
Not as efficient as other hybrids
Getting long in the tooth
Pacifica could use new refinements
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8/10
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MSRP
$40,020 - $62,820
BEST FUEL ECONOMY
19 City / 28 Hwy (MPG)
Chrysler didn’t make very many changes to the 2024 Chrysler Pacifica in comparison to last year’s model. Aside from the Hybrid Touring L trim being renamed Hybrid Select and a few new color options, this is the same Pacifica minivan we’ve known for a couple years now. While the Stow and Go seating technology makes for a nifty hideaway feature and the plug-in hybrid makes a segment best 82 MPGe combined rating, you can’t have both options due to the battery taking up undercarriage room. The Pacifica is still a nice minivan option, especially its luxury appointed top trim levels, but you can find better value in one of the other minivans available.
3. Honda Odyssey
The Breakdown
Loaded with standard driver aids
Smooth V6 power
Space aplenty
Fuel economy is just okay
Missing the latest tech
Magic Seats weigh 68 pounds each
Dear families – skip the SUV and get an Odyssey
CARSFORSALE.COM SCORE
8.5/10
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MSRP
$39,215 – $51,345
BEST FUEL ECONOMY
19 City / 28 Hwy (MPG)
The 2024 Honda Odyssey comes in as the middling minivan option. While it’s a carryover with no significant changes from last year, the Odyssey is an all-around good choice that comes with a history of reliable engineering backing it. It offers competitive fuel economy, it has a good amount of available cargo and passenger space, plus the “Magic Seats” make rear seating maneuverable as well as helps with ease of exit from the third row. Honda also packs the Odyssey with a ton of great tech which includes a bevy of advanced safety features form the Honda Sensing suite, an in-cabin camera view coupled with CabinTalk that helps parents keep unruly riders in check, and there is the rear-seat entertainment system that provides a 10.2-inch screen for your viewing pleasure. The infotainment system is a little behind in terms of screen size at just 8 inches, but it’s otherwise functional and easy to use.
2. Toyota Sienna
The Breakdown
Outstanding fuel economy
Comfortable ride
Good towing capacity
Weak engine
Non-removable second-row
No wow factor
The most practical people mover
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8.9/10
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MSRP
$37,185 – $52,645
BEST FUEL ECONOMY
36 City / 36 Hwy (MPG)
Toyota has kept the Sienna competitive as it continues to be one of the best minivan options for 2024. The Sienna is available exclusively with a hybrid powertrain that’s able to achieve 36 mpg in the city or on the highway when paired with front-wheel drive, but all-wheel drive is available for the XSE and Woodland trims for those that want to get a little more adventurous with their minivan for a very minor dip in fuel efficiency. The inside is wonderfully laid out and provides a spacious, comfortable riding experience for passengers. In terms of available tech, Toyota provides a 9-inch infotainment touchscreen, JBL sound system, a ceiling mounted rear-seat entertainment system, and a wonderful list of advanced safety features.
1. Kia Carnival
The Breakdown
SUV looks
Interior versatility
Tech galore
Lack of AWD
Needs a hybrid
Hassle of removing seats
The non-dorky minivan
CARSFORSALE.COM SCORE
9/10
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MSRP
$34,565 – $47,665
BEST FUEL ECONOMY
19 City / 26 Hwy (MPG)
Kia knows how to pack a vehicle with a bunch of great standard features and their minivan entrant doesn’t falter. The 2024 Kia Carnival has very much been a leader in the minivan segment since entering the market (even if Kia doesn’t want to call it one). Kia doesn’t offer a hybrid powertrain or AWD, but its 3.5L V6 keeps itself competitive while it shoves more value into the Carnival in other aspects. The SUV looking “Multi-Purpose Vehicle” packs a long list of standard advanced safety tech and even features semi-autonomous driving tech on higher trims.
