PARENTS Announces Winners of 2025 Best Family Cars Awards

Toyota, Ford, Cadillac, Chevrolet Named Among This Year's Top Cars

NEW YORK and CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PARENTS announces its annual Best Family Cars Awards, honoring 24 winners across hybrids, SUVs, luxury sedans and top-performing entertainment and technology systems. Designed to meet the safety, functionality, and budgetary needs of modern families, the winners will be unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show today.

"At PARENTS, we understand that choosing the right car is an important decision for caregivers," said Grace Bastidas, editor-in-chief, PARENTS. "Our Family Cars Awards prioritizes safety, reliability, and practicality to help make life easier for parents and protect kids."

This year's PARENTS Best Family Cars Awards winners were selected through an extensive evaluation process, highlighting safety, functionality, and everyday family life. PARENTS editors along with expert judges assessed each vehicle's suite of standard and optional safety features, seating dimensions, and tested safety restraint systems to ensure top-tier protection. Every car nominated was thoroughly reviewed hands-on, with judges examining advanced driver-assist systems, horsepower, and car seat accessibility and compatibility. To cater to various family preferences, electric, hybrid and gas-powered options were also included, considering a wide range of price points to accommodate different budgets.  

PARENTS Best Family Cars Awards 2025 winners:
Best Overall Minivan - Toyota Sienna
Best Hybrid Minivan - Kia Carnival
Best Full Size 3-Row SUV - Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban
Best Mid Size 3-Row SUV - Chevrolet Traverse
Best Mid Size 5-Passenger SUV - Chevrolet Equinox
Best Compact SUV - Hyundai Kona
Best Luxury Full Size 3-Row SUV - Cadillac Escalade
Best Luxury Mid Size 3-Row SUV - Buick Enclave
Best Luxury 5-Passenger SUV - Genesis GV80/GV80 Coupe
Best Electric 3-Row SUV/Van - Volkswagen ID Buzz
Best Electric 5-Passenger SUV - Honda Prologue
Best Hybrid SUV - Hyundai Santa Fe
Best Plug-in Hybrid SUV (PHEV) - Volvo XC90 T8
Best Adventure SUV - Toyota Land Cruiser
Best Family Pickup Truck - Ford F-150
Best Value SUV - Chevrolet Equinox
Best Crossover - Subaru Forester
Best Family Sedan - Toyota Camry
Best Family Sports Sedan - Porsche Panamera
Best In-Car Multimedia/Entertainment System - Kia
Best In-Car Family Technology - General Motors
Best Car for a Teen Driver - Toyota Corolla
Best SUV for Car Seat Configuration - Ford Expedition
Best Rear Seat Entertainment - Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban

The process for testing and analyzing nominees was created by PARENTS editors with guidance from a panel of expert judges including: Christina Branman, Mobile Mama Reviews; Teia Collier, owner of Modern Family Driver; Omar Rana, founder of Omar Drives; Scotty Reiss, founder of A Girls Guide to Cars; Kelly Stumpe, The Car Mom; and Paul Waatti, director of industry analysis, Auto Pacific.

To view the full list of winners of the PARENTS Best Family Cars Awards 2025, visit Parents.com.

About PARENTS
For nearly 100 years, PARENTS has provided millions of caregivers with trustworthy advice and a supportive community as they raise the next generation of confident and compassionate kids. Parents' team of editors, writers, and experts are by your side as a current and practical source of information for the big life decisions and memory making moments in the constantly evolving scope of parenthood. Parents is part of the Dotdash Meredith publishing family.

SOURCE Parents