Best MPVs 2025

Like skinny jeans, the MPV is no longer fashionable, killed off by the branded baggy cotton leisure pant that is the SUV. Ironic, because the MPV is a class of car designed for pure versatility and comfort, whereas the SUV generally sacrifices some of that in the name of style. The MPV soldiers on, though, mainly because – fashionable or otherwise – there simply isn't a class of car as good at maximising space and flexibility. They're not called "people carriers" for nothing. Oh, and "MPV" stands for "multi-purpose vehicle", if you're wondering.
So here are the multi-purpose vehicles we like most in 2025. Click here to search for a new or used MPV on Auto Trader

BMW makes cars much bigger than this, but the 2 Series Active Tourer is the company's most versatile car, pound-for-pound. BMW was a very late entrant to the MPV market with the 2 Series Active (five-seat) and Gran (seven-seat) Tourers, launching them in 2014. But so successful was the first-generation car that they did another one. This time around there’s only the five-seater Active Tourer, but it boasts a lovely, high-quality interior with loads of room, plus a typically brilliant BMW chassis blending some handling finesse with plenty of ride comfort and refinement. Efficient petrol and plug-in hybrid drivetrains seal the deal for the 2 Series Active Tourer being a top new MPV.
Read the review or find a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer on Auto Trader

Fully electric, reasonably priced, cheap to run and with seating for up to seven, the Toyota Proace City Verso is a highly appealing family car, only really hampered by an official battery range that looks on the low side given 205 miles might be off-putting for some. It probably shouldn't be – even with the 20- or 30 miles you'll inevitably have to knock off for real-life use, that's more than enough daily mileage allowance for most. As with all these van-based people carrier things, it's not the most stylish family car on the market, but its unadulterated versatility makes it cool in its own weird way.
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It's not clear what the Dacia Jogger actually is, given it looks like an estate car, is a bit tall like a crossover SUV and has seven seats. Whatever – it's extremely versatile, so we're calling it an MPV. It's also the cheapest new seven-seat vehicle you can buy, priced from just £17K. Amazing value. You can choose from an efficient petrol turbo engine or a Hybrid model, both offering decent economy, if not exciting performance. The Jogger’s rearmost two chairs are cramped – it's always that way in these seven-seat things – but they're easy to completely remove if you need more boot space, or fit back in if you want to carry the ALL THE PASSENGERS.
Click here to read a Dacia Jogger review, or find a new or used one on Auto Trader

Look at this thing. Amazing. It doesn't feel like you, an ordinary person, should be able to buy an LM because it seems like a specialist vehicle built specifically for transporting pop stars from a hotel to an arena. It combines the comfort and luxury of a limo with the space of a massive van, which of course means we're obliged to evoke first-class aeroplane seats now. There, did it. The ULTIMATE family car, spec Takumi trim for two reclining rear armchairs that lay virtually flat, then pull a Coke from the 14-litre refrigerated drinks compartment and... watch Netflix, chill, whatever. It's more than a hundred grand for this experience, though. So, there's that.
Read our Lexus LM review here

Loads of the best MPVs these days are based on vans, and the V-Class is no exception. The regular model is powered by a choice of two turbodiesel engines, and comes in two body styles – Long and Extra-Long – with a choice of either seven or eight seats… or even four, if you specify it as the Marco Polo camper van. Bit there's an all-electric vehicle too, called the EQV. That one can only be configured as a seven-seater in the Extra-Long body style, but you’ll get up to 213 miles of zero-emissions driving from it, all while moving up to seven people in the maximum of comfort.
Click here to watch our video review of the Mercedes-Benz EQV

Another no-nonsense van-based people carrier, the E-Traveller is available in standard and long variants, basically allowing you to choose between big legroom and SUPER BIG legroom. A 75kWh battery powers a 134-horsepower electric motor, but because this thing is so big, that relatively large battery is good for fewer than 200 miles in real life even if its official range is 217 miles. Like all these things, though, it's probably enough for the vast majority, assuming you're not regularly taking seven people on cross-country round trips. Clearly tailored towards the airport shuttle market (one of the trim levels is called 'Business VIP'), it nonetheless makes a superb large family car. Its boot has a maximum 3,500-litre capacity. For reference, a Hummer has about 1,500 litres with the rear seats folded down. Hummer... remember those?
Click here to find a Peugeot E-Traveller on Auto Trader

The Multivan, a successor to the old Transporter-based MPVs from Volkswagen, doesn’t have a commercial equivalent, which means this is a dedicated MPV. It just happens VW has worked out the most practical and versatile shape for such things basically looks like a panel van with windows. What’s so brilliant about the Multivan – aside from the acres of space – is that it feels truly top-end, while a range of efficient petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid drivetrains provide economical family motoring.
Click here to find a Volkswagen Multivan on Auto Trader

Built as a modern, electric take on the classic VW Camper, the ID Buzz is unlike anything else. For a start, it's the coolest electric van ever made. Available with seven seats, or as a more parkable five-seat model. It costs £60K before any options, though, so it's not cheap. But with a variety of battery and engine options – all of them offering more than 200 miles of real-world range, and more than enough power to cope with a full load – this is an effortless, spacious family car. Highly recommended.
Click here to read our review of the VW ID Buzz