Kia PV5 Passenger Adds Seven-Seat Electric People Mover From £36,995

Kia has expanded its all-electric PV5 Passenger range with a new seven-seat version, a high-spec Elite grade and a round of model-year 2027 updates. For UK families weighing up an electric people mover, the headline is the arrival of three rows of seats, with the seven-seat PV5 Passenger priced from £36,995 on the road.

The PV5 Passenger is built on Kia’s flat-floor E-GMP.S platform, the same architecture that helped it pick up International Van of the Year 2026 and the Family Car of the Year title at the TopGear.com Awards 2026. Order books for the updated range, including the seven-seat and Elite models, open on Monday 8 June, with first customer deliveries expected from October.

Seven Seats and a Flat Floor

The new PV5 Passenger 7-seat adds a third row to the existing five-seat car, using a 2-2-3 layout that Kia says suits everything from family travel to taxi and airport-transfer work. A low step-in height of 399mm and sliding side doors make getting into the second and third rows easier, which will appeal to anyone loading children, older passengers or bulky bags on a regular basis.

Boot space behind the third row stands at 318 litres, rising to 785 litres with those rearmost seats folded. The flat floor frees up generous interior room, and Kia quotes class-leading figures for legroom at up to 1,041mm, headroom up to 1,076mm and shoulder room up to 1,732mm. The five-seat version stays in the line-up for buyers who do not need the extra row.

Range, Battery and Charging

The seven-seat PV5 Passenger is sold exclusively with the Long Range 71.2kWh battery in the UK, giving a claimed range of more than 390km on the WLTP cycle, pending final homologation. The five-seat car continues with a choice of the Standard Range 51.5kWh battery, good for 183 miles, or the Long Range 71.2kWh pack, rated at 256 miles.

Charging is quick enough for family use. The battery accepts DC charging at up to 150kW, which takes it from 10 to 80 per cent in under 30 minutes. The charging port sits at the front of the vehicle rather than the side, so the cable does not block access to the boot when you are plugged in. Through Kia Charge, owners get access to more than 74,000 charge points across the UK and over a million across 27 European countries. The Plus and Elite grades also add Vehicle-to-Load technology, letting the car power external devices from an internal or external socket.

The New Three-Grade Line-Up

The PV5 Passenger now comes in three trims: Essential, Plus and the newly added Elite. Even entry-level Essential cars carry a 12.9-inch touchscreen, a 7.5-inch driver display, LED headlights, front and rear parking sensors, a rear camera, smart cruise control with stop and go, and forward collision avoidance. The model-year 2027 update adds a compact antenna, a multi-position driver’s armrest, Walk Away Lock and 16-inch alloy wheels, with a heat pump standard on the seven-seat car.

Plus grade brings electric folding mirrors, blind-spot collision avoidance, heated front and outer rear seats, a heated steering wheel, a wireless charger, a power tailgate and power seats. The top Elite grade, available on both the five and seven-seat cars, adds electric sliding doors, ventilated front seats, a surround-view monitor, a blind-spot view monitor and two-tone upholstery. A 5.5-metre turning circle and a body height kept below 1.9 metres mean it should cope with tight car parks and height-restricted entrances.

UK Pricing and How It Compares

Pricing for the five-seat PV5 Passenger starts at £33,195 on the road for the Essential with the Standard Range battery. Every five-seat model qualifies for the Band 2 Government Electric Car Grant, which takes £1,500 off the on-the-road price and brings the entry car down to £31,695. Kia says it will confirm any grant eligibility for the seven-seat car in due course.

The seven-seat range opens at £36,995 for the Essential, with the Plus at £40,275 and the Elite at £41,975. Premium paint is a £750 option on Essential and Plus grades. Every PV5 comes with Kia’s seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty, extended to eight years on the high-voltage battery, which remains one of the stronger ownership packages in the segment.

As an electric seven-seater under £40,000 before options, the PV5 Passenger lands in a thin part of the market, with few direct rivals offering three rows of seats, a flat floor and this much interior space at the price. Family buyers comparing electric options this year may also want to read how the Kia EV4 became the first Kia to qualify for the full £3,750 Electric Car Grant. With order books opening on 8 June and deliveries from October, the seven-seat PV5 Passenger gives growing families a genuinely roomy electric alternative to the usual diesel people movers.