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  • SUVs now dominate the family car market, with many offering seven or more seats.
  • Seven-seat options span traditional diesel SUVs, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and fully electric models.
  • Manny mainstream brands like Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Kia, and BYD offer seven-seat model varieties. 

Australians have developed a love affair with the practicality and aesthetic of SUVs. Accounting for more than 60% of new cars sold in 2025, modern SUVs offer safety, technology, and space - with plenty even offering seven (or more) seats.

Seven-seat cars have a third row of seats to accommodate extra passengers. When not in use, this third row can typically lie flat, providing ample boot space. 

So, whether you've got a large or growing family, a menagerie of pets, or a penchant for Facebook Marketplace, here are some of the most popular seven-seat cars available in Australia.

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1. Seven-seater Fords

The most popular seven seat vehicle sold in Australia in 2025 was the Ford Everest. The diesel-powered vehicle offers comfort and up to 3.5 tonne towing capacity.

While not as popular as its Ranger sibling, the Everest sold more than 26,000 units in 2025.

Ford also offers its people mover, Tourneo, which seats eight.

2. Seven-seater Toyotas

Australians have a long affinity with Toyota, with its Landcruiser Prado the fifth-best seller of 2025. But not all Prados come with seven-seats - the model is also available in a five-seat configuration. 

Toyota also offers these models in a seven-seat configuration:

  • Kluger
  • Fortuner
  • LandCruiser 300

3. Seven-seater Mazdas

The third most popular car brand of 2025, Mazda, also offers large seating capacity options: 

  • Mazda CX-80
    A hybrid seven-seater with a smaller body than the CX-90
  • Mazda CX-90 
    Also a hybrid, the CX-90 comes with six or seven seats and a larger body size than the CX-80

4. Seven-seater Kias

Perhaps the most famous larger-seater car in Australia, the Carnival, is offered by Kia. The Carnival is a wagon and offers eight seats. But that's not all on the table at Kia:

  • Sorento
    The Sorento is a classic SUV that comes with seven seats
  • EV9
    The first electric vehicle (EV) on this list, the EV9 has seven seats and up to 512 kilometres of range.

5. Seven-seater Mitsubishis

Mitsubishi offers two cars with seating for seven, including its Pajero and Outlander models. 

The brand accounted for around 5% of new cars sold in Australia in 2025.

6. Seven-seater BYD

BYD has surged in popularity in Australia, riding a wave of EV uptake. In 2025, it launched its first seven-seater option to the market: The BYD Sealion 8.

The Sealion 8 is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with 152 kilometres of EV range.