These are the best seven-seater cars in 2025

If you’ve got a big family you might be worried about the prospect of having to buy a car that’s boring, no fun to drive, uncomfortable, not big enough, or all of the above. Don't be. There are plenty of great seven-seat cars available which deliver in all these areas. While some cars offer three proper rows of seats to transport seven adults with ease, others will comfortably seat five with two smaller occasional seats folded away in the boot. These give flexibility over a five-seater but are best suited to small children rather than long-legged teenagers or adults.
So, if you're looking for large practical car, here’s our pick of the best seven-seaters.

The Land Rover Discovery can do it all. It’ll transport seven people in comfort and luxury, double as a removal van, get you further into the wilderness than pretty much any rival, and it won’t look out of place somewhere fancy. Each of the seven seats is an individual chair that’s set higher than the one in front, so everyone gets a good view out. The rearmost five seats can be folded electrically using either the touchscreen system, a cluster of switches in the boot, or a smartphone app. And they go completely flat. Plus there’s loads of storage around for odds and ends. One of the great seven-seat SUVs.
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Peugeot knows how to make a stylish car and the seven-seat 5008 is no exception. It has bags of space for all the family and flexible seating configurations, but without looking like a rear-heavy, bulky mess; we'd go as far as to say that it's the most stylish seven-seater on sale... apart from the Kia EV9, maybe. Anyways, you can have it with a petrol-electric hybrid setup or, if you can live with fully electric, the e-5008 is the best one, because it's the quickest and quietest. And the cheapest to run, if not to buy.
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The Skoda Kodiaq is a great value large SUV with space for seven, loads of equipment, and a plush interior. Its roomy and practical cabin, and handy little features, make day-to-day life as easy as can be. A strong engine line-up includes a plug-in hybrid option too, so it's cheap to run as a company car. Kodiaqs come with the option of either five or seven seats. For most buyers, the appeal of a car that gives you the choice between having a huge boot and seven seats for the rare occasions the whole family need to travel together will be invaluable. Children will be absolutely fine for space in the back row, but it will be a squeeze for adults.
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While many seven-seaters come with a hefty price tag, the Dacia Jogger provides a huge amount of space for a relatively small amount of money. So what’s the catch? Well, we lived with one for six months to find out, and concluded that there isn't one. It really is fantastically good value for money. Our only gripe was rear seats that don’t fold completely flat, but we forgave it entirely given its no-nonsense approach and low running costs.
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Capable of carrying seven adults in total comfort, the EV9 is absolutely massive. But it's not just about space... it's a brilliant car all-round. It’s packed with luxuries such as heated seats, a heated steering wheel, and twin digital displays, and the quality and sense of refinement are outstanding. A proper luxury car. With a choice of either a more powerful four-wheel drive model, or a two-wheel drive version providing more range, both offer smooth electric motoring and acres of room. And for maximum luxury, there’s a six-seat configuration with two swivelling ‘captain’s chairs’ in the middle row. Awesome.
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The XC90 is a go-to for anyone looking for space, practicality and safety. Capable of transporting up to seven people in comfort and style, Volvo’s XC90 continues to set the standard for premium family SUVs. If you want to stick with petrol, it's available as either a mild hybrid or plug-in hybrid, but for the ultimate electric Volvo experience there's the EX90 - basically the same thing, but even quieter on the move, and much cheaper to run. Read our review of the EX90 here.
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It's hard to believe that a car this small is a seven-seater, but here we are. The latest Citroen C3 Aircross fits seven seats into a car basically in the same class as a Ford Fiesta. There are compromises - Citroen hasn't defeated physics, of course. Getting into the rearmost seats over the middle row is... undignified. And only the very smallest human beings will be truly comfortable back there. Plus the luggage space that remains is less a boot and more a rear glove box. Still, is there another car this small and easy to park, yet so flexible? Probably not.
Check out our Citroen C3 Aircross review right here

The EQB blends flexibility, comfort, and technology in a fully electric package with Mercedes-Benz cachet. If that's the sort of cachet you're after. The front-wheel drive EQB 250+ model has an official range of over 300 miles, which should be plenty for day-to-day driving, plus it comes with 64 ambient lighting colour combination options and a slick infotainment system.
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Going big (literally) on German luxury is the positively gigantic BMW X7. Thankfully, it comes with plenty of parking assistance as standard. A proper premium SUV, virtually everything is electronic, including the adjustment of the second- and third row of seats. It can even be specified with heated and cooled cup holders. Seems excessive, that. But hey, there was a time when a damped ashtray cover probably felt excessive too. While many will choose the default Range Rover, the X7 is a slightly less obvious alternative for an avaricious ego.
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We can't make our minds up about the rear styling of the Santa Fe. Is it awesome? Or is this the ugliest back end of a mainstream car for a long, long time? Why are the taillights so low? Anyways, who are we to tell you what looks good? What we do know, for certain, is that the Santa Fe is a brilliant seven-seat family car. It's roughly £20,000 cheaper than a Land Rover Discovery, but it's every bit as good at everything bar being an off-roader - and who actually needs an off-roader, really? Refinement, space, interior quality, tech... the Santa Fe does it all superbly.
You'll find our Hyundai Santa Fe review right here