# Toyota Sienna

16 Hacker News commenters recommended Toyota Sienna and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend the Sienna for its good hybrid fuel economy, roomy interior and reliability. Critics most often name the infotainment software as horrifying.

## Why people recommend it

- Good fuel economy as a hybrid (6 comments): "The current Toyota Sienna (which has improved a lot) is better than my Honda Passport in terms on gas mileage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46294364)) "Toyota Sienna went from 22 mpg combined to 35 mpg combined when they switched it from gas to hybrid" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49238997)) "Better mileage and optional all wheel drive were the only things I preferred about the Sienna." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46294685))
- Reliable compared with other vehicles (2 comments): "My Toyota Sienna has been far more reliable than the Model 3" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50113113)) "I have a Toyota Sienna without any of these problems" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48377190))
- Roomy with SUV-like capability (2 comments): "The Toyota Sienna has more room for people and when you fold the seats down it has similar payload capacity to most of the trucks I’ve seen." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48652345)) "A Sienna does everything any SUV does the same or better, as confirmed in the video itself" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48213223))

## What people warn about

- Missing plug-in option (2 comments): "it's insane a sienna doesn't have that" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48070301)) "maddeningly doesn't come with a plugin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48218802))
- Poor visibility and handling (2 comments): "It also drives like shit, a giant wallowing land boat." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48231901)) "the visibility out of the Sienna seemed quite bad" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48206996))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Honda Odyssey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-odyssey.md): 10 recommend
- [Volkswagen ID. Buzz](https://hackerapproved.com/p/volkswagen-id-buzz.md): 9 recommend
- [Chrysler Pacifica](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chrysler-pacifica-phev.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.toyota.com/sienna/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Toyota Sienna", https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-sienna/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).