Best Volvo SUV for Families
Best Volvo SUV For Your Family Size
Volvo XC90
Thanks to its third row of seats, the XC90 is an incredibly popular choice for larger families. It’s even offered with an available integrated booster seat in the second row, the kind of family-friendly touch you don’t get from SUVs, even three-row models. It has been popular for its entire lifespan, and it continues to win awards for excellence in this field. For 2026, the Parents’ Best Family Car Awards named it Best Luxury Midsize 3-Row SUV and Best Luxury Hybrid / Plug-In Hybrid*, so you don’t even have to take our word for what a superior family vehicle it is. All-wheel drive comes standard, which gives what is already an incredibly safe vehicle a handling advantage. And the XC90 is also offered with a choice of two gasoline engines or a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, further adding to the versatility of Volvo’s flagship model.
Volvo XC60
When you don’t need a third row of seats, it just isn’t practical to buy an SUV that has one. The XC60 gives you the things you love in the XC90, like standard all-wheel drive and an available plug-in hybrid drivetrain, but without the unnecessary size and cost of a third row. It’s a formula that has proven so successful that the XC60 has become the best-selling Volvo model of all time, unseating even the iconic boxy 240 wagon of years past. ISOFIX child seat anchors and power child locks come standard, as do a whole suite of driver’s aids that help keep the whole family safe.
Volvo XC40
Not every family has 2.5 kids and a detached house in the suburbs. For anyone who lives in an apartment, condo, or even just a house in a more densely populated urban area, having a maneuverable vehicle is important, and a smaller vehicle is always going to be better at this than a big one. This is where the XC40 excels, while still offering comfortable seating for five. A cross-traffic alert and collision avoidance system helps keep you safe as you maneuver, and an available air purification system gives city dwellers relief from a variety of pollutants. For a smaller family, the XC40 is the perfect way to have everything you love about Volvo SUVs without making it difficult to get in or out of the garage.
Volvo Electric SUVs
Every one of the SUVs we’ve discussed here has an electric alternative. Filling the same role as the XC90 is the EX90, the XC60 alternative is the EX60, and the XC40 has the EX40. The EX90 and EX60 are similarly sized but entirely different vehicles from their gas-powered stablemates, but the EX40 is built on the same platform as the XC40, and even wears very similar bodywork. These electric alternatives all produce more power than the gasoline versions, in some cases, a lot more. And then there’s the fuel savings. So if you’ve been considering an electric SUV for the family, Volvo makes it incredibly easy to find one that’s just right.