Used 2021 Toyota Sienna Consumer Reviews
2021 Toyota Sienna XLE
I had a 2011 Toyota Sienna I loved it but at 207,000 miles it was time for a new one. I didn’t look at anything else but a Sienna. The good.. I love the gas mileage in town. It’s super quiet in town. The Apple Play is amazing. I love all the phone charging outlets. The sound system is amazing. The bad.. it has no pep to get up hills. The breaking is weird and it seems to want to lunge forward instead of stopping. THE SEATS ARE LIKE SITTING ON A BRICK!! No coin holder and no sunglasses holder. I probably won’t keep this van 5 years. Toyota has a lot of improvement to do on this model. I wish I had looked at the Honda.
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Fuel sipping people mover
I rarely write reviews for anything, but I know what it is like to agonize over big purchases like vehicles. We needed a new larger vehicle because of our growing family. After researching minivans to exhaustion, we settled on the new 2021 sienna. We worked with our local dealer and were able to purchase an XSE FWD at a fair price. We've put over 1000 miles on the van so far and are averaging around 34 MPG. We do a lot of short trips (taking kids back and forth to their activities, grocery shopping, etc.) and these short trips likely hurt the fuel economy, but still 34 MPG in a vehicle this size is outstanding! We recently took a longer 250 mile trip up north where the van was completely packed with 7 passengers, luggage, and a hitch-mounted bike rack with 3 bikes. I figured we would see a reduction in fuel efficiency, but we actually managed 36 MPG on the way up and 35 MPG on the way back! Note that this is spring/summer driving, so there will be some MPG reduction come fall/winter. In terms of performance, you will not win any drag races, but it seems plenty quick enough to merge with traffic and pass other cars if needed. It is actually pretty quick off the line as it uses more of the battery from a dead stop. We really like the looks of the XSE. We have 20 inch wheels with sports suspension so it rides a little stiffer, but that also translates into less body roll on windy roads. Overall, it rides really comfortably on the interstate and little bumpier on city streets, but no complaints from the occupants so far. The interior and technology (including all the safety features) is first rate and the learning curve is not very steep. I think I have all the tech figured out after about a month of ownership. Overall, I cannot imagine a better family vehicle if you also care about fuel efficiency. We only have around 1000 miles on it so far, so time will tell just how good it is, but Toyota has been making hybrids for more than 20 years, so I'm confident in the dependability of this one. I currently have a Camry Hybrid that has been very reliable. I hope to keep this van for the next decade or more!
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- XLE 8-Passenger Hybrid Passenger MinivanMSRP: $22,99924 mi away
- XLE 7-Passenger Hybrid Passenger MinivanMSRP: $38,99521 mi away
- XLE 7-Passenger Hybrid Passenger MinivanMSRP: $34,9957 mi away
Great, But With Annoyances
The 2021 hybrid is very smooth and quiet, an improvement over our previous 5 Siennas. However, moving the cruise controls from the little stalk on the steering wheel to a series of buttons on the wheel itself, is a disaster and a safety hazard! You can no longer operate it by feel, you must look down to find the correct button. It contradicts the benefit of the heads-up display.
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Be careful with rear entertainment package
I got mine xle plus + rear entertainment package. Everything nice except Wind noise more than my Odyssey. Rear entertainment screen in use u ( driver) rear mirror will be block. That mean u can only see about 5% of rear . They don’t come with digital mirror (cost about $50 to install) to solve that problem. Watch but not drive or drive but not watch (very unsafe if driving and let kids watching same time)
Good and bad
After 4 Honda’s I thought we’d try Toyota. Bought a beautiful sienna 21 last week. Gas mileage is great. Sadly my sos in car and remote connect to my phone are not working. Tech support is looking into issue with both services in plus package. Now I discovered when the tv is down - no DVD player you have to put in your own with him I cable but you have to unplug cable every time you start the car - zero visibility out rear window. So Toyota left the digital rear view mirrors off the entertainment package and you can’t see put the back with tv down. Really unhappy with this safety issue
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