- Standard hybrid powertrain returns up to 36 mpg
- Comfortable, practical interior
- New safety and convenience features for 2025
- Pricing starts at $40,635 | Price yours
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For the fifth consecutive year, the Toyota Sienna is our Minivan Best Buy. The award is well deserved, as the Sienna offers just about everything you could want in a family hauler. It gets even better with the 2025 model year ushering in a few welcome updates. Add this to the Sienna’s expanding trophy case; it’s also on our lists for Best Resale Value and Best Family Cars.
Inner Beauty
While the Sienna has a swoopy, stylish eye-catching exterior, when it comes to minivans, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. The Toyota Sienna’s interior is an excellent execution of the “living room on wheels” characteristic that families love.
Ever since its introduction in 1997, the Toyota Sienna has had a roomy, family-friendly interior, and the current fourth-generation model is no different. The Sienna has three spacious rows of seats, plenty of cargo space, and options like second-row captain’s chairs with built-in ottomans, hands-free power sliding doors, and the Driver Easy Speak intercom system. A couple of new options for 2025 include Toyota’s new radar-based rear seat reminder and a FridgeBox and vacuum built into the center console.
We (and our passengers) are pleased with the seat comfort and nice interior materials, especially in the upper trims. The SofTex seats in the XLE and XSE trims are nice, but in the more luxurious upper trims, you’re treated to genuine leather, and everything the driver touches feels premium.
Smooth Operator
In our testing, we found the Toyota Sienna to be a pleasant ride for the driver and the passengers. The hybrid powertrain uses a gas engine mated to two electric motors to strike a satisfying balance of performance and efficiency. It’s the most efficient conventional hybrid minivan in its class, returning outstanding fuel economy of up to 36 mpg in the city and on the highway, and it can still tow up to 3,500 pounds.
As we noted in our full review, the ride is smooth and comfortable in around-town errand running and on long-distance highway road trips. The sport-tuned suspension in the XSE trim provides a more dynamic drive without sacrificing practicality.
The Toyota Sienna is one of the two minivans on the market available with all-wheel drive (AWD), giving it SUV-like versatility. The all-wheel-drive system adds a third electric motor and provides good all-season traction. This is worth serious consideration for families in snowy climates.
Uncompromising Value
The Toyota Sienna’s price tag is similar to most of the minivan class. However, many other factors make it an outstanding value. For starters, the hybrid powertrain ensures low fuel costs. It’s also the reigning minivan champ for our Best Resale Value Awards, and its slow depreciation further adds to its value proposition.
In addition, the Sienna is an excellent value when it comes to what minivan drivers value: safety and reliability. The Toyota brand has a consistently proven reliability record. In addition, the Sienna earns a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 5-Star overall safety rating and an IIHS Top Safety Pick award.
This minivan earns a high honor from the IIHS not only because of its excellent crash test scores but also because it’s well-equipped with standard safety features, namely the Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 safety tech suite.
For families looking to maximize safety, efficiency, and overall practicality, the Toyota Sienna is our top pick.