Where each one leads
Chrysler Pacifica
- Against cars of the same year, the Chrysler Pacifica comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 5% less often than average) than the Toyota Sienna (fails 83% more often than average).
Toyota Sienna
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Toyota Sienna uses 6.6 l/100 km, the 2026 Chrysler Pacifica 10.6.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Chrysler Pacifica | Toyota Sienna | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2003–2027 | 1996–2020 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 294 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Chrysler Pacifica | Toyota Sienna | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.2% | 3.1% |
| … against cars of the same year | −5% | +83% |
| US owner complaints | 7,047 | 8,552 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Structure |
| Model year with most complaints | 2017 (1,537) | 2004 (2,062) |
| US recall campaigns | 43 | 50 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,589 | 5,314 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 32 | 32 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Chrysler Pacifica | Toyota Sienna | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | 5★ (2020) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Chrysler Pacifica | Toyota Sienna | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.6 l/100 km (2026) | 6.6 l/100 km (2026) |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €67,305 | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).