Best SUVs with Panoramic Sunroof for 2025
These are the best SUVs with panoramic sunroof based on iSeeCars' analysis of each vehicle’s reliability, resale value and safety.
The best small and compact SUV with panoramic sunroof is the Toyota RAV4 (8.8 / 10 iSeeCars score) and the best midsize SUV with panoramic sunroof is the Chevrolet Blazer (8.8 / 10 iSeeCars score). Topping the list for the best large SUVs with panoramic sunroof is the Ford Expedition (8.7 / 10 iSeeCars score), while the Toyota Highlander Hybrid ranks first for the best hybrid SUVs with panoramic sunroof (9.2 / 10 iSeeCars score).
While sunroofs were originally offered on luxury coupes and sports cars, the popularity of SUVs has brought them to the utility category in recent years, with everything from compact SUVs to large three-row SUVs featuring glass roofs that slide open. The size of sunroofs has grown, too, from small openings directly over the front seats to large glass panels that encompass the rear seats. These larger sunroofs are known as panoramic sunroofs (or panoramic moonroofs), and they are widely available across all types of new cars.
Panoramic sunroofs create a brighter cabin atmosphere, even when closed, while making it easy to let hot cabin air out when an SUV has been parked under a hot sun. Opening the roof panel can also let outside air in, and with much less cabin turbulence compared to open side windows when driving at higher speeds. But these panoramic glass roofs also add a couple hundred pounds of weight, and at an SUV’s highest point. This raises the center of gravity on SUVs with panoramic sunroofs while negatively impacting fuel economy.
SUV buyers interested in a panoramic sunroof can find them across both luxury and mainstream brands. Audi, BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz were some of the first automotive brands to offer SUVs with panoramic roofs, often as a standard feature, but now more affordable SUVs provide them as standard equipment on high-end trims levels or as an option to be added to base models. Taller drivers should know these roofs can reduce headroom due to the space the motors and sliding rails require.
iSeeCars has identified which SUVs and crossovers offer panoramic sunroofs and listed them below. Models are grouped by vehicle type and size, and then ranked by their iSeeCars quality score, which takes reliability, resale value, and safety into consideration. The best models perform well in all three of these areas. You can also read about new and used pricing and mpg figures for each model below.
While browsing the categories you’ll see that both small and midsize SUVs offer panoramic sunroofs, but large models with a third-row will maximize the total size of the sliding glass panel. Power or manual sunshades along the roof can be used to reduce the light (and heat) from these glass panels.
Shoppers should remember that, as attractive as panoramic sunroofs are, it’s important to assess all aspects of an SUV during the shopping process. Four-wheel drive (4WD) versus all-wheel drive (AWD), and the related off-road capabilities for each, along with hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrain options and standard or optional safety features are higher-priority considerations to keep in mind when researching an SUV.
How We Rank These Cars
The Best Cars with panoramic sunroof list ranks vehicles by their iSeeCars Score, which is based on our proprietary assessment of a vehicle’s reliability, resale value and safety (based on ratings from IIHS and NHTSA). The panoramic sunroof feature is available either standard or optional on these cars.
The iSeeCars Score is an analysis of three factors: reliability, resale value and safety. It is calculated based on the latest research and analysis by our data science team. The data analysis comes from over 12 million new and used vehicles in our Longest-Lasting Cars and 5-Year Depreciation Studies, combined with NHTSA and IIHS Safety Ratings.
Vehicles are scored in three categories:
Reliability
The reliability score represents an analysis of iSeeCars' proprietary research on the longest-lasting vehicles.
Value Retention
The value retention score is based on our data science team's statistical analysis and prediction of 5-year depreciation from MSRP to determine which cars hold their value best, using US Bureau of Labor Statistics data to adjust for inflation.
Safety
The safety score is calculated based on the last five years of crash test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and incorporates the latest Top Safety Pick information from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
