Top 4 Minivans 2024 and One Honorable Mention

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My top 4 ranking of minivans plus one extra honorable mention!
While minivan sales have fallen since it's heyday years ago, there's still families who recognize the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and luxurious transport a minivan can offer - and companies continue to innovate in the segment.

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[johnnymason]

Minivans deserve to be more available. GM and Ford need to bring them back immediately. Nissan, Mazda, and Hyundai need to do that as well. The Pacifica needs a complete redesign with a Dodge version added. Hybrid, plugin hybrid, and electric minivans can be done quite easily now. Luxury minivans would be interesting. Lexus has the LM that I believe should be brought here.

[rebekahsearcy]

My mom drives a 2002 Ford Windstar minivan. She drives it every single day to school and work. She uses it to get us places, and it holds all of her school stuff. We got this minivan from our grandad who bought it from an auction for 3 grand. It used to belong to a university. It sat in a garage for 7 years unused. This van has been through a lot the past few years. My mother was hit in the parking lot of a funeral home, and there is a scratch in the passenger side sliding door. She has had a few minor accidents in this van, and she had to pay for a new water pump because the van was not holding water. Just last week, she had one of the tires done because it would squeak really loud when she drove it. This van has been really good to our family for the past 4 years.

[jeffatturbofish]

Fun fact about the Honda Odyssey. A 2016 Odyssey holds the minivan cannonball record of 32 hours, 13 minutes set in May 28-29, 2022.

[emanueltibu]

I have owned a 2019 Pacifica for the last 5 years
It’s the most comfortable and reliable minivan I ever drived
We have 98000 miles on it and the only thing I changed was oil, brakes and tires
I live in Illinois, where you need awd
Honda does not offer that
For me the best minivan is Toyota Sienna ( since the design was upgraded), then Chrysler Pacifica ( which offers hybrid and awd, Honda Odyssey does not offers that), 3rd is Honda Odyssey and 4th Kia Carnival

[BusanDalint]

this is the order I like cars
1. wagons 2. hatbacks 3. minivans 4. sedans 5. suvs 6. crossovers

[johnnymason]

The Chrysler Pacifica and the Toyota Sienna are used here in Memphis for the MATA Groove ride-sharing service. I have enjoyed riding in both minivans over the last couple of years.

[joethebet]

I agree with you man. We test drove every van available but Odyssey for me is the number one. I would pay extra for the gas just to keep the driving dynamics, speed, versatility of the seating, etc which is what you really need in a van. I just wish they updated the Infotainment for this year

[staciabutler]

Bring back the Mazda MPV! Best van ever. Bought it used (around 80, 000 miles) and it lasted for 250, 000 miles. We moved to a Honda Odyssey and also loved that for another 200, 000+ miles but if the Mazda MPV were still in production when we needed a new van, we wouldn’t have even looked at the Odyssey. My kids even remember the MPV and preferred it to the Odyssey. It was shorter, easier to park, and the on the go 4-wheel drive feature was brilliant for our extra snowy climate. It was more secure in the snow than our 2000 Toyota Tundra and that was an amazing truck.

[studyhallamartmedia]

GREAT Review! I agree with you 100%. Your top two vans are absolutely spot on! I just purchased the Honda Odyssey and can’t be more satisfied with the look (style) and drive. It’s actually fun to drive and the space is comfortable. 7 adults sat in it comfortable so it’s definitely a winner in my book. One proud owner.

[Darnelj]

I just got a Pacifica a month ago. Stow and Go is a legendary feature. If all Vans had it, then Pacifica would kicked out the market. But that feature overshadows styling, and even a higher Trim package by FAR.

It's a 2022 so I pray the engine holds together I guess.

[tjhess]

Minivans are the most versatile and usable vehicles ever created, and I've loved mine. I stick with the Chryslers solely for the Stow n Go seating. It's a game changer and maximizes the usable space. While not as high quality as the Japanese offerings, my previous Town and Country was super easy to work on and was very comfortable. I've been fortunate with my current '17 Pacifica. It has a couple of quirks here and there, but otherwise has not had the nightmare issues others have experienced. It's the top Limited package and has plenty of features and gets mid 30's mpg on level Interstates. If Toyota or Honda could make a similar seat stowing system to Chrysler's, I would put them on my list. I hope the minivan market never disappears.

To me, the Kia seems like it's trying too hard to not be a minivan, which only makes it look more awkward. The hard focus on interior luxury really makes it less feasible since most families are sticking their messy kids in the back. A seven year old doesn't need quilted leather.

[dougnorwood]

Another part of the mini-van market, not mentioned, are the ones used for wheelchair conversions. We have one such van. A '22 Sienna. So far, so good.
Living in AZ, A/C is critical to us. The rear hvac vents in the Sienna are much better than the Odyssey. One of the selling points when we selected our Sienna.

[andrewweltlich]

My wife and I have a 2022 Pacifica hybrid and I think your assessment was pretty fair. It's a very nice van. It's luxurious with great features, but yeah reliability is definitely a problem.

[aryehrosenthal]

Honda Odyssey is long overdue for a complete redesign.

[mrgurulittle]

I like the Odyssey too. I feel it’s dismissed because it’s older than the Sienna. And like you, I like the Sienna also mainly because it might be slightly more reliable than the Odyssey. The Karnival is “meh”. It’s a Kia so I don’t care for it. But the Chrysler, I have to slightly disagree in that the exterior is my favorite design out of all the minivans. It’s the facelift that gives it that distinct Chrysler premium look to it. I don’t really care for the Chrysler Voyager though. But the Pacifica has good styling in my opinion.

I wish Chrysler made more cars besides the Pacifica and Voyager. 😩

Good video Jon.👍

[jtrogue]

I don't appreciate not having a non-hybrid option for the Toyota. But, seriously Honda a timing belt still? And it could really use a more robust transmission for a heavy vehicle like that. I wish more manufacturers stayed with minivans. Cheaper, better fuel economy, cheaper insurance. I always like the ones i had.

[twinforce_fusion]

Today's mini van's are out of my comfort price. For what ever is worth, I did own a 2010 Kia Sedona from new, with huge cash discount back in the day, trade it in 2020 (126K) for the 2020 Rav4 and never did have any issues with it.

[davinp]

It used to be called the Sedona, but Kia renamed Carnival because that is the name used in other countries

[Mr-Chris]

I need a 8 passenger EV minivan with removable seats that has a roof rack, and can fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood with Android Auto.

[g.]

Nice Minivan review. I was originally looking at the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid but I forgot about the reliability of Honda and Toyota.
Any recommendations for a rear-loading Wheelchair Minivan?
Thank you.