Comparison: width Kia Carnival vs. competitors 2025

Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the Kia Carnival taken at the widest point This measurement can be important for a variety of reasons, such as determining whether a car will fit in a particular parking space or garage, or whether it can safely navigate narrow roads or tunnels.Usually, the mirrors are not included in the measurement unless otherwise stated.With it's height of 1815 mm and length of 4810 mm, the Kia Carnival has a width of 1985 mm. The widest car you can find in the " van" category is Nissan NV400 Kombi L1H1 2.3 dCi 100 DPF (M* ), which is 85mm wider than the Carnival 2.9 CRDi - 2070 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Kia and the Nissan is 238mm in favor of the Nissan. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is Mazda 2 1.4 CD , which is 1680 mm - that makes it 305mm narrower than the Kia in question. Length-wise, the Kia outperforms the Mazda by 885mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other Kia models

Kia Carnival - How has the width changed over the generations?

Kia Carnival generations

Kia Carnival generations
Generation year	Width
Carnival, Model year 2006 (VQ)	1985 mm
Carnival, Model year 1999 (UP)	1900 mm
Carnival, Model year 2001 (UP (1. Facelift))	1900 mm

Carnival, Model year 2006 (VQ) 1985 mm
Carnival, Model year 1999 (UP) 1900 mm
Carnival, Model year 2001 ) (UP (1. Facelift) 1900 mm

The difference in width between first generation (UP) from 1999 and last generation (VQ) from 2006 is 8.5cm mm.

The width of the current generation of Carnival is 1985 mm.

The width compared to other Kia models

Kia Carnival vs other current cars by Kia

Width: Carnival vs. other models by Kia
Variant name	Width
EV9	1980 mm
EV9 GT	1980 mm
Sorento	1900 mm
PV5 Cargo	1895 mm
PV5 Passenger	1895 mm
EV6	1880 mm
EV5	1875 mm
Sportage	1865 mm
EV4	1860 mm
EV3	1850 mm
K4	1850 mm
XCeed	1826 mm
Niro EV	1825 mm
Niro Hybrid	1825 mm
e-Niro	1805 mm
Niro	1805 mm
Ceed	1800 mm
Ceed GT	1800 mm
Ceed Sportswagon	1800 mm
ProCeed	1800 mm
ProCeed GT	1800 mm
Stonic	1760 mm
Picanto	1595 mm

EV9 1980 mm
EV9 GT 1980 mm
Sorento 1900 mm
PV5 Cargo 1895 mm
PV5 Passenger 1895 mm
EV6 1880 mm
EV5 1875 mm
Sportage 1865 mm
EV4 1860 mm
EV3 1850 mm
K4 1850 mm
XCeed 1826 mm
Niro EV 1825 mm
Niro Hybrid 1825 mm
e-Niro 1805 mm
Niro 1805 mm
Ceed 1800 mm
Ceed GT 1800 mm
Ceed Sportswagon 1800 mm
ProCeed 1800 mm
ProCeed GT 1800 mm
Stonic 1760 mm
Picanto 1595 mm

How does the width of the Kia Carnival compare to it's nearest competitors?

Kia Carnival vs. similar cars

Width: Kia Carnival vs. similar cars
Car model	Width
Nissan NV400 2010	2070 mm
Opel Vivaro 2019	2010 mm
Opel Zafira Life 2019	2010 mm
Citroen Jumper 1997	1998 mm
Peugeot Boxer 1998	1998 mm
Fiat Ducato 1994	1998 mm
Nissan Interstar 2002	1990 mm
Renault Master 1999	1990 mm
Ford Tourneo Custom 2012	1986 mm
KIA Carnival 2006	1985 mm
Fiat Talento 2016	1956 mm
Nissan NV300 2016	1956 mm
Renault Trafic 2021	1956 mm
Mercedes-Benz R-Klasse 2005	1922 mm
Citroen Spacetourer 2016	1920 mm
Peugeot Traveller 2016	1920 mm
Toyota Proace 2016	1920 mm
SsangYong Rodius 2005	1915 mm
Mercedes-Benz Vito 1996	1880 mm
Dodge Journey 2008	1878 mm
Fiat Freemont 2011	1878 mm
Lancia Phedra 2002	1863 mm
Hyundai Trajet 2000	1840 mm
Lancia Zeta 1995	1832 mm
Ford C-MAX 2003	1825 mm
Hyundai H-1 1998	1820 mm
Peugeot Expert 1998	1810 mm
Mitsubishi Grandis 2004	1795 mm
Nissan Vanette 1998	1695 mm
Mazda 2 2003	1680 mm