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7-seater boot space comparison: which has the biggest boot?
Boot space with all seven seats in use decides whether a 7-seater works for family trips. Here is the live league table, and why makers and reviewers quote different litres.
This 7-seater boot space comparison ranks cars by the figure that matters most: the space left behind the third row with all seven seats in use. Fold the third row and almost any 7-seater has a family-sized boot, but with every seat up the space behind can shrink to well under 200 litres. Right now the biggest boot with seven seats up belongs to the Mercedes-Benz EQV (level with the Mercedes-Benz V-Class), at 1,030 litres.
7-seater boot space comparison: the league table
The table below updates from our model data. It ranks every current 7-seater with a published figure for the boot behind the third row, and adds the space with the third row folded (five seats in use) and the maximum with both rear rows folded.
| No. | Model | Boot, 7 up | Boot, 5 up | Boot, max | Length | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mercedes-Benz EQVVan-based MPV · seven seats | 1,030 L | Not published | Not published | 5,140mm | |
| 01 | Mercedes-Benz V-ClassVan-based MPV · seven or eight seats | 1,030 L | Not published | Not published | 5,140mm | |
| 03 | Volkswagen MultivanVan-based MPV · six or seven seats | 469 L | 1,844 L | 3,672 L | 4,973mm | |
| 04 | Ford Grand Tourneo ConnectVan-based MPV · five or seven seats | 446 L | 1,720 L | 3,105 L | 4,853mm | |
| 04 | Volkswagen Caddy Maxi LifeVan-based MPV · seven seats | 446 L | 1,720 L | 3,105 L | 4,853mm | |
| 06 | Hyundai Staria ElectricVan-based MPV · seven or nine seats | 435 L | Not published | Not published | Not published | |
| 07 | Denza D9MPV · seven seats | 430 L | Not published | 2,310 L | 5,250mm | |
| 08 | Mercedes-Benz GLSSUV · seven seats | 355 L | 890 L | 2,400 L | 5,217mm | |
| 09 | Peugeot 5008SUV · seven seats | 348 L | 916 L | 2,232 L | 4,791mm | |
| 09 | Peugeot E-5008SUV · seven seats | 348 L | 916 L | 2,232 L | 4,791mm | |
| 11 | Volkswagen TayronSUV · five or seven seats | 345 L | 850 L | 1,905 L | 4,792mm | |
| 12 | Skoda KodiaqSUV · five or seven seats | 340 L | 845 L | 2,035 L | 4,758mm | |
| 13 | Hyundai Ioniq 9SUV · six or seven seats | 338 L | 908 L | 2,419 L | 5,060mm | |
| 14 | Kia EV9SUV · six or seven seats | 333 L | 828 L | 2,318 L | 5,010mm | |
| 15 | MG MGS9SUV · seven seats | 332 L | 1,026 L | 2,093 L | 4,983mm | |
| 16 | BMW X7SUV · six or seven seats | 326 L | 750 L | 2,120 L | 5,181mm | |
| 17 | Volvo EX90SUV · seven seats | 324 L | 697 L | 2,135 L | 5,037mm | |
| 18 | Kia PV5 PassengerVan-based MPV · five or seven seats | 318 L | 785 L | Not published | 4,695mm | |
| 19 | Volkswagen ID. Buzz LWBVan-based MPV · six or seven seats | 306 L | 1,340 L | 2,496 L | 4,962mm | |
| 20 | Skoda PeaqSUV · seven seats | 299 L | 890 L | 2,075 L | 4,874mm |
Van-based people carriers fill the top of the list, because their boxy bodies carry on at full height behind the third row. If luggage space with a full car is your priority, start with our 7-seater MPVs and people carriers.
The 7-seat SUVs with the biggest boots
SUVs give up more space to their third row, but the best of them still leave a usable boot with every seat in place.
| No. | Model | Boot, 7 up | Boot, 5 up | Boot, max | Price from | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mercedes-Benz GLSSUV · seven seats | 355 L | 890 L | 2,400 L | £99,995 | |
| 02 | Peugeot 5008SUV · seven seats | 348 L | 916 L | 2,232 L | £38,545 | |
| 02 | Peugeot E-5008SUV · seven seats | 348 L | 916 L | 2,232 L | £40,595 | |
| 04 | Volkswagen TayronSUV · five or seven seats | 345 L | 850 L | 1,905 L | £42,045 | |
| 05 | Skoda KodiaqSUV · five or seven seats | 340 L | 845 L | 2,035 L | £40,270 | |
| 06 | Hyundai Ioniq 9SUV · six or seven seats | 338 L | 908 L | 2,419 L | £64,995 | |
| 07 | Kia EV9SUV · six or seven seats | 333 L | 828 L | 2,318 L | £66,645 | |
| 08 | MG MGS9SUV · seven seats | 332 L | 1,026 L | 2,093 L | £34,210 | |
| 09 | BMW X7SUV · six or seven seats | 326 L | 750 L | 2,120 L | £93,280 | |
| 10 | Volvo EX90SUV · seven seats | 324 L | 697 L | 2,135 L | £73,160 |
How boot space is measured
Litres, dm3 and the VDA method
The usual European method is the VDA one, set out in ISO 3832, which fills the boot with rigid blocks measuring 200 x 100 x 50mm, each one litre in volume. Blocks cannot fill every corner, so a block-based figure is lower than a measurement that counts every gap. Some brochures give the result in cubic decimetres (dm3), which are the same as litres.
Dacia's own Jogger brochure shows how far apart two figures for the same space can be: 160 dm3 on the VDA standard with all seven seats up, and 212 litres in its other column. Auto Express quotes the 160 figure, while our table uses Dacia's 212.
Dry, wet and to-the-roof figures
Land Rover publishes two sets of numbers: "dry" figures, and larger "wet" figures that measure the space as if it were filled with liquid. For the Discovery with all seven seats up, that means 172 litres dry or 258 litres wet. Drive describes the Range Rover's wet figures as measured to the roof.
Height matters too. A figure measured to the roof is bigger than one measured to the parcel shelf or the window line. KGM measures the Rexton's boot up to window level, while carwow says Volkswagen's 469-litre Multivan figure is measured up to the roof.
Some makers give two figures and do not explain the difference. Volvo lists 247 litres behind the XC90's third row and a separate maximum of 301 litres for the same space. When the method is not stated, and it often is not, treat close comparisons with caution, because a small gap can come down to how the boot was measured.
Seven up, five up and maximum
Our tables use three figures. Seven up is the space behind the third row with every seat in place. Five up is the space with the third row folded, which is the boot you will use most days if the extra seats are only for occasional trips. Maximum is everything behind the front seats with both rear rows folded.
Watch for five-seat figures taken from a different version of the car. Skoda quotes 845 litres for the seven-seat Kodiaq with its third row folded, but 910 litres for the five-seat Kodiaq.
Why the same car can have different figures
Makers and reviewers often disagree. Peugeot quotes 348, 916 and 2,232 litres for the 5008, while Auto Express quotes 259, 748 and 1,815 litres. Jaecoo quotes 200 litres behind the Jaecoo 8's third row, while Auto Express and carwow both quote 110 litres. Where sources conflict, our model pages say so in the notes under the boot figures, so you can see which number we used.
Space the litres do not show
- Front boots on electric cars. Some electric 7-seaters add storage under the bonnet. Kia quotes 90 litres in the rear-wheel-drive EV9, or 52 litres with all-wheel drive, and the electric Mercedes-Benz GLB has a 127-litre front boot.
- Seats that come out. Removing seats can beat folding them: Dacia quotes 699 litres in the Jogger with the third row folded and 820 litres with it taken out.
- Shape. A tall, square opening swallows a buggy more easily than a shallow boot with the same litres, so take yours to the showroom and try it with all seven seats up.
Boot space is one of several things to weigh. Our 7-seater buying guide covers the rest, and the comparison tool puts up to three cars side by side.
