Most Comfortable SUVs

These SUVs get high scores in CR's tests for rear-seat comfort, quietness, visibility, and easy-to-use controls

Jon Linkov, Consumer Reports Autos Editor.

By Jon Linkov
Autos Editor

Data analysis by Anita Lam

Updated August 28, 2025

a blue 2024 Honda Pilot driving on rocky terrain — Honda Pilot

There’s no way for an SUV shopper to discover every flaw a vehicle has during a brief test drive. That’s why Consumer Reports’ auto experts drive each car, SUV, and truck for a lot of miles—2,000, in fact. By doing this, we live with and use them in everyday situations, just like you do. Add partners, spouses, and children into the mix, and you get a unique take on what works and what doesn’t when driving and living with a vehicle. And that’s before each one goes through our 50 objective and subjective tests.

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Best Usability & Controls Best Visibility Best Rear-Seat Comfort Best Cabin Quietness

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Best Usability and Controls

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Jon Linkov

Jon Linkov is the deputy auto editor at Consumer Reports. He has been with CR since 2002, covering varied automotive topics including buying and leasing, maintenance and repair, ownership, reliability, used cars, and electric vehicles. He manages CR’s lineup of special interest publications, hosts CR’s “Talking Cars” podcast, and writes and edits content for CR’s online and print products. An avid cyclist, Jon also enjoys driving his ’80s-era sports car and instructing at track days.