Used 2018 Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A) Consumer Reviews
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Flawed but better than the rest
Royals4630, Phoenix, AZ, 05/31/2019
Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
35 of 36 people found this review helpful
I have owned a Honda Odyssey, Dodge Grand Caravan, and now the Toyota Sienna. The Sienna definitely has some quirks that take getting used to. 1) the new drive train they installed in the 2018+ is good and bad. The engine has plenty of high end power and will have no problem getting you up to speed. The engine how is not torquey like most Toyota engines but when paired with the new transmission, it can be a bit annoying. People think their 2018 Sienna is not shifting right when they hit the gas, there is a delay, then a downshift or abrupt take off. This is just the design and is something you need to get used to. 2) The infotainment is pretty bad. Trying get Scout GPS to work all of the time and connect your phone is problematic at times. You do get used to what works and what doesn't but out of the box it is cumbersome. While those seem like deal breakers to some, they aren't for me. My 2012 Odyssey blew out its transmission at 100k miles, my 2017 Grand Caravan needed new lifters, injectors, and new struts by 30k miles. It was all under warranty but crazy it needed that much work. I buy all my vehicles a year or two old from reputable dealers. The Odyssey I felt went before it should of but I did get at least a decent run out of it. My caravan was just a hot steamy pile of garbage. That brings me to my Sienna. It is reliable, it is strong, and it is problem free. I will gladly take some quirks that take getting used to in favor of having a problem free van that I can keep for the long haul. So many vehicles out there remind me modern Range Rovers. So perfectly functional and nice in the beginning, then you spend the following years pouring in money for maintenance. Do yourself a favor and get a Sienna not because it is better than the Pacifica or Odyssey, but because it will give you far less problems and never let you down.
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Great Value, Comfort, and Ride
John Egan, Green Cove Springs, FL, 04/17/2018
Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
38 of 40 people found this review helpful
Writing this review 3 months and 3500 miles into owning a 2018 Sienna XLE. I am very impressed with the safety features. In fact the automatic assist braking helped save me from an accident when the vehicle in front of me came to a sudden stop on the highway because they missed their exit! The radar proximity alarm sounded and brakes were applied before I realized that the car in front of me was coming to a complete stop, without any cars in front of it. Lots of compliment son the comfort of the interior, especially the seats. I live in Florida, but ended up buying the car in Virginia, because apparently Toyota is separated into three regions: Southeast, Gulf Coast, and everything else. The Sienna was about $3k less in Virginia than in FL. Well worth the drive! I wish Toyota would have have rounded dials for the air conditioner, similar to an ipod, rather than push buttons. You have to look down each time to adjust the buttons. If you had a dial, you could spin it without having to look down. I hate Toyotas Ensuite. I wish I could have bought the car without it. Your phone is more powerful than anything Toyota can provide. I dont think any car company has grasped this yet. Overall I am very happy with the purchase, esp considering the great price I got for it. The Odyssey was its biggest competition, but the 2018 Sienna seemed like a better value; and I can confidently say that I made the right decision.
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rt, Phoenix, AZ, 04/12/2018
Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
19 of 25 people found this review helpful
Drove the gamut of Vans this year....Honda, Kia, Ford, Toyoa and others not worth listing. The Honda is too low to the ground for my use. Just opening the sliding door can hit the curb and damage the door. Very poor design in my opinion. It is peppier of those I drove. The second row seats are more flexible than Toyota, for sure! Honda reliable is not as good as Toyota. Honda, their tranny was not one of the smoother sifters in the group. Kia have better appointments than most vans but thought it was noisier than the others. Kia reliability is getting better. Overall, I would consider buying one. They are pricey and best to buy a used one with 6k miles on it or so. They depreciate quickly. In my readings, Vans can depreciate quickly in all models. Honda and Toyota keep their prices inflated, base on marketing hype. Ford has no V6 engines in my van..forget it. GM does not make vans like KIA and Toyota make...they have given up on this market. Just like they did small trucks years ago and now they came back to the market. I have likes and dislikes of the Sienna. The most likely model to get is the XLE Trim line. One is forced to buy the top of the line model packages in order to get many things for safety, like sonar -front in one package and rear and another package- all for a front and rear sonar parking and backing up safety package. I do not need or can use, all the other stuff in those packages. Toyota is just not that safety concerned, overall for the driver or owners of their vans- even considering all the stuff they have added-they omitted the most useful. Other makers have more safety features at the lower trim levels. The dash could be better laid out and have more options for the driver to choose and check out the engine mechanical and functional of the vehicle, per se. Headlights are not that bright. Could be better. All model trims should have the best safety feature and most of all, the best Headlights and all makers should do it. The second row seats are not easy to collapse..could be easier. It does have lots of cargo space with the seats down. The passenger seat should match the driver seat in power functions. It is very limited. Not many USB ports or charging outlets as some of the other models. Toyota is playing a game with their navigation package. It changes as the trim line changes. As for me, if I have to have a cell phone in order to use something -an auto that would not be needed normally- it is not for me. Their screen for multimedia could be easier to use. They have the push button start, with is not one of my favorite things. At least, they do not have the Stop-Start crap. Nice size van, overall.
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Great For Cargo and People
Gary, Austin, TX, 03/20/2018
Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
We bought this to replace our 1998 Sienna, which we had bought new. We waited until the 2018 model to get the safety features in Toyota Sense. The Sienna is easy to drive and has enough cargo room that I can fit two recumbent trikes in the back. The safety features have been great, and make backing out of a parking space or parallel parking so much easier than before.
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Best Minivan a dad’s dream came true
Vinh Nguyen, West Yarmouth, MA, 08/13/2018
Toyota Sienna XLE 8-Passenger 4dr Minivan (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Perfect van for big family with 2 daughters and nieces and nephews.
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