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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Ford Grand Tourneo Connect (2013 - 2022) Review
Used price: £4,432 - £24,733Read full reviewPROS
- Commodious seven-seater interior
- Positive steering and supple ride
- Large sliding doors for easy access
- Economical diesel engine range
CONS
- Commercial vehicle styling obvious
- Third row of seats aren’t standard
- Style specification lacks equipment
- Longer than many people carriers
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Skoda Octavia Hatchback (2013 - 2020) Review
Genuinely great value for money, with bags of space and equipment
Used price: £2,249 - £20,044Read full reviewPROS
- Impressive build quality
- Spacious boot
- Lots of rear legroom
CONS
- Non-vRS models can be dull to drive
- No hybrid option
- Bland interior
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Ford Tourneo Connect (2013 - 2022) Review
Used price: £3,844 - £22,870Read full reviewPROS
- Cavernous five-seater interior
- Sliding rear doors aid access
- Diesels prove cheap to run
- Surprisingly good to drive
CONS
- Automatic version very thirsty
- Style trim spartanly-specced
- Tailgate requires a lot of space
- Van origins impossible to hide
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Volvo V40 Hatchback (2012 - 2019) Review
Comfortable old stager that's still a sound all-rounder
Used price: £1,780 - £14,470Read full reviewPROS
- Good to drive but not the best ride
- Exceptionally comfortable seats
- Good refinement levels
- Lots of standard safety equipment
CONS
- Fewer engines offered as of 2018
- Dated media system
- Cramped interior space
- Cluttered, button-heavy centre console
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Volkswagen Passat Estate (2011 - 2014) Review
Used price: £2,106 - £9,087Read full reviewPROS
- One of the largest boots in its class
- Good residuals
- Sharper looks than saloon
CONS
- Not as fun to drive as a Mondeo estate
- Servicing may cost more than rivals
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Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life (2010 - 2015) Review
Used price: £2,809 - £10,267Read full reviewPROS
High quality cabin, spacious interior, can seat seven people, good value
CONS
Van-like appearance, interior feels spartan
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Peugeot Bipper Tepee (2009 - 2014) Review
Used price: £1,004 - £3,910Read full reviewPROS
Low running costs, sliding side doors for simple access, usefully large boot, easy to drive and park, economical engines
CONS
Boxy shape, bumpy ride, plain and basic cabin, struggles to hide its van origins
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Citroën C3 Picasso (2009 - 2017) Review
Used price: £800 - £6,806Read full reviewPROS
- Easy to drive
- Good visibility
- Practical storage space
- Quiet at high speeds
- Frugal engines
CONS
- Sluggish petrol engines
- Bouncy ride
- Cheap feeling interior
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Renault Kangoo (2009 - 2012) Review
Used price: £977 - £4,315Read full reviewPROS
Plenty of interior space plus masses of storage, twin sliding side doors, low running costs, smooth ride
CONS
Interior feels cheap in places and isn't very hardwearing, sparse equipment on base models
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Citroën Nemo Multispace (2009 - 2012) Review
Used price: £860 - £2,825Read full reviewPROS
Easy to manoeuvre, rear sliding side doors, cheap to run, HDi available with an automatic
CONS
Basic interior, poor in corners, limited rear leg room, feels rather lightweight
