7 Seater Cars | Best 7 Seater Cars In Australia

If you’re in the market for a 7 seater car, you’re probably doing your research before taking the plunge. There aren’t as many choices for a 7 seater car, so finding one that works for you can take a little investigation and word of mouth recommendations.

Here are some 7 seater cars that BellyBelly members have purchased

Here’s their honest feedback about how they liked the car. If you prefer, you can check out the discussion, ask any questions or advice in the thread, Best 7 Seater Cars.

7 Seater Car #1 – Kia Carnival & Grand Carnival

Nelle Says: “We love ours. I feel a bit smug on rainy days when everyone piles in, shuts the doors, and I just stand inside to do seat belts! Stacks of space. I think 15 cup holders? Ridiculous. Maybe plasticky, but seems solid, we needed a cheaper people mover than say a Tarago, and whatever it is our kids will scuff it anyway clambering about.

Not super light on fuel, but plenty of power. It doesn’t seem too bad to me but our Fairmont wagon before was a guzzler so it might be a greater issue for others.

It was only very slightly longer than our wagon too, so I could park as terribly as ever. Actually, better, because it has reversing sensors that beep. I’d really recommend those, visibility behind people movers is not great.

I totally rate sliding doors with little kids too, they can let themselves out and I don’t stress in car parks!

Anyway. I really like it. It’s super practical, and has so much space. For three kids there are heaps of 7 seaters that are lovely, but for four kids I think the field narrows a bit and I reckon on the lower end of the budget (that’s us lol), the Grand Carnival is pretty great.”

Tip: Avoid Kia’s pre-2006 due to engine issues in some vehicles

7 Seater Car #2: Honda MDX

LuluHB says: “I have a Honda MDX and I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. Its a beautiful car to drive, all the luxury stuff, very comfortable to drive in and there is a reasonable amount of room in the third row – enough that my kids would be fine in there for some years to come. Two of my SsIL have Klugers – one basically brand new and the other about 8 years old and the Honda has much more room in the third row than the Klugers do. They don’t bring the MDX into Australia anymore though so it would be a second hand one.

HOWEVER, I can’t use the third row at the moment because the anchor points are in the roof, so all three kids are across the second row back seat. Doing up seatbelts is a major pain in the what’s it. I had to get a hire car late last year and I got a Kia Carnival and yep, Nelle is spot on.

I have serious envy of mums with Carnivals and similar because it is just so much easier getting everybody in and out, not worrying about my bigger girls opening doors into other cars in the carpark, and oh my goodness when its raining everybody just diving in and not getting drowned is brilliant. While nowhere near as luxurious as my car, it was still nice to drive, easy to park, and not so bad fuel economy for a car that takes lots of people.”

7 Seater Car #3: Mazda MPV

ladybirdflies says: “We went with the Mazda MPV. Mechanic said Toyota or Mazda, so I listened!!! We love it, it has plenty PLENTY of room, each seat can individually be taken out if you want some extra space. All seats glide forward to back to ensure great leg room. Mechanically cheap to fix, plus they have a timing chain as opposed to a timing belt which means 100,000’s more km’s you can get on the clock. I find the space more then the toyota. And the car is much cheaper to buy.”

7 Seater Car #4: CX-90

Freya says: “Just adding, the biggest draw for us (with what will end up being 4 strapping boys!) with the cx-90 is that the back seats are adult sized. Not the weird small seats like most 7 seater SUVs have. We can comfortably fit two adults there easily. The seats also fold down completely flat. We do ALOT of travelling and it is just awesome, we can fit everything we need to in it easy peasy. Its by far our most favourite car and we’ve previously owned a Tarago and a Kluger.”

Taurean says: “That’s the only issue, the car seats make getting into the third row a little difficult. The entire second row slides easily BUT with the seatbelts threaded through the car seats it can’t move. We haven’t really tested how easy it is to unthread one seatbelt to see if it works but I suspect all car seats would need the seatbelts removed. I’ll check it out later.

At the moment if we have anyone traveling in the third row, they climb over the back. If its only one person, we keep one of the third row seats down. Totally agree with Freya about the size if the third row seats though, they’re big and super comfy! Ours even have their own drink holders and are leather like the rest of the car. DH and my dad have travelled in there together very comfortably, lol.”