Family car reviews
Looking for a new family car? You’ve come to the right place - we have thousands of family car reviews to help you decide which model will suit you and your children best.
Whether you’re looking to buy a family estate car, or want a family car for cheap car tax, read through our extensive reviews to find your favourite.
Our family car reviews look at how much space you’ll get in your car, whether the boot can carry all the stuff your little ones come with, and how many car seats you can fit in the back.
Browse through our reviews of seven-seater family cars, family saloon cars, and fast family cars that you can still enjoy driving even when they’re full of pushchairs and shopping bags.
Read our family car reviews, including full performance figures, running costs, practicality, safety and handling statistics and options data. Browse photo galleries and research into potential problems using thousands of owners’ reviews.
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Family car reviews
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Volkswagen Passat Estate (2024 onwards) Review
A great choice for long-distance drivers
New price: £44,035 - £51,105PROS
- Excellent refinement
- Comfortable ride
- Stacks of room
CONS
- No diesel model
- Annoying luggage cover
- Touch-sensitive controls
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Peugeot e-308 Hatchback (2023 onwards) Review
Expensive given the range and performance
New price: £40,050 - £42,120PROS
- Comfortable ride
- Plush interior
- Impressive efficiency
CONS
- Slow
- Less practical than rivals
- Expensive
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Ford Tourneo Courier MPV (2023 onwards) Review
Great-handling, good-looking MPV
New price: £25,195 - £27,715PROS
- Fun to drive
- Comfortable and quiet
- Well-equipped as standard
CONS
- Fiddly, clunky infotainment
- Awkward automatic gearbox
- Five-seat only; boot isn’t very clever
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Lexus LM MPV (2023 onwards) Review
A different and uniquely Lexus approach to luxury
New price: £89,360 - £112,360PROS
- Incredibly luxurious in the rear
- Surprisingly good value - honestly
- Refined and comfortable to drive
CONS
- No EV or plug-in option
- Very expensive next to van-based competition
- Not much luggage space in seven-seater
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Peugeot e-308 SW (2023 onwards) Review
Practical and good to drive but let down by a high price
New price: £41,250 - £43,320PROS
- Big boot
- Very comfortable
- Smart interior
CONS
- Average performance
- Expensive
- The driving position won’t suit everyone
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Volkswagen Taigo SUV (2022 onwards) Review
Stylish coupe-SUV is sensible but not scintillating
New price: £25,650 - £33,420PROS
- Excellent engines shared with T-Cross
- Comfortable ride
- Spacious rear seats
CONS
- Slightly smaller boot than T-Cross
- Frustrating touch-sensitive controls
- No more exciting to drive
- Excellent engines shared with T-Cross
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Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer (2022 onwards) Review
Latest Astra estate combines German style with French engineering
New price: £28,950 - £44,000PROS
- Generous equipment levels
- Sensible yet stylish
- Competitive value
CONS
- Smaller boot than rivals
- No high-performance petrol
- No diesel engine at all
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Renault Megane E-Tech Hatchback (2022 onwards) Review
Bold styling and funky interior are Megane highlights
New price: £34,495 - £38,495PROS
- Bold styling
- Spacious interior
- Good value
CONS
- Massive alloys affect ride quality
- Not as sharp as Cupra Born
- No large-battery option
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MG MG4 Hatchback (2022 onwards) Review
A great electric car that also undercuts key rivals on price
New price: £26,995 - £36,495PROS
- Better than far more expensive rivals
- Good ride/handling balance
- Long range and accurate readouts
CONS
- Touchscreen-led interior can be fiddly
- Some cheap plastics inside
- Space not the best in class
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Ford Tourneo Connect MPV (2022 onwards) Review
Rebadged VW Caddy has its charms assuming you don't mind looking like a plumber
New price: £31,179 - £35,451PROS
- Huge amount of space
- Good value
- Economical engines
CONS
- Looks like a van
- VW Caddy offers more variety
- Fiddly infotainment