Family Car Review: 2025 JAC T9 Haven

How much does the 2025 JAC T9 cost?

The 2025 JAC T9 is available in two variants: the Oasis 4×4 at $42,662 before rego, stamp duty etc and the Haven 4×4 at $45,630 excluding on-road costs. However, at the time of writing you could get them a lot cheaper than that (less than $40K including on-road costs for the Oasis for example). The Haven tested here is the higher-specification model with additional features like a 360-degree camera, front parking sensors, heated front seats, and a 220V power plug in the rear.

Both models come with a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty, seven years of capped-price servicing and seven years of roadside assistance.

The JAC T9 comes standard with a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine.

How big is the tray of the JAC T9?

Storage in the tray of the 2025 JAC T9 Dual Cab Ute is really practical for families. I found the cover of the tray really nice and easy to manage myself! Often, ute covers require my husband's help, but I actually find this one really nice and easy to remove and put back on.

Also on the floor of the tray is this really good rubber mat, which I find stops anything you put on there sliding to the back of the tray without being so grippy it makes sliding the pram in or scratching it. This is fantastic, because I can put the pram there or the kids' school bags, drive them to school, and then they're still in the same position when we get there! So I don't have to be reaching into the back of the tray to get them.

When empty, the tray of the JAC T9 Dual Cab Ute will hold 34 shopping bags. Amazingly that is just one less than the MASSIVE Toyota Tundra that will hold 35 bags and compares well against the the Ford Ranger (30 bags), Toyota Hilux and GWM Cannon that will both fit 29 shopping bags, Mazda BT-50 (28 bags), Mitsubishi Triton (26) and Isuzu D-Max (25).

Or the Thule Sleek future-proof, multi-configuration pram with a single seat…

…will fit in the tray of the JAC T9 with 26 shopping bags.

The Thule Sleek future-proof, multi-configuration pram with two sibling seats…

…will fit in the tray with 26 shopping bags.

And the Thule Sleek future-proof, multi-configuration pram with a single seat and the bassinet…

…will fit in the tray of the JAC T9 side by side with 17 shopping bags.

Or the Thule Urban Glide 3 ultimate all-terrain stroller with the back wheels on…

…fits easily in the tray of the JAC T9 with 19 shopping bags.

Or the Thule Urban Glide 3 Double ultimate all-terrain stroller with the back wheels on…

…fits easily in the tray with 20 shopping bags.

Or the Thule Spring lightweight and one-handed folding stroller…

…fits in the tray of the JAC T9 with 29 shopping bags.

Or you can fit a 90-litre, a 70-litre, and two 40-litre Thule Chasm duffel bags in the tray.

Or multiple large dogs!

The boot space and its functionality are really important. I like to have a big boot space and little side wells or areas I can divide things into. So something I don't want to move around while I'm driving such as my daughter's lunch bag or her wet swimming gear can be sectioned off in a little well where it's not going to spill or get squashed by the rest of the things in the boot.

Hooks for securing shopping bags to are also favourites of mine, I like being able to secure the bag containing more fragile things like eggs so they don't move around on the journey.

I measure the boot space in freezer shopping bags, prams and dogs. Not because I think all there is to a mum's life is food shopping, prams and dogs. (Although it can feel like it sometimes!!) But because these are visually measurable items we can all associate with. For me, the car company boot measurement of litres is not an amount I can easily visualise and 400L in one car may differ in usability to that in another due to the configuration or shape of the space.

How good is the storage in the 2025 JAC T9 for families?

When it comes to storage in the cab of the JAC T9, it is good for families. The interior is minimal and a bit plasticky, but it's nice and simple and fairly practical for family life.

In the back of the JAC T9, there is a fold-down in the central seat backrest with two cup holders. They will hold a reusable or a disposable coffee cup and a kid's drink cup fits well too.

And there are double map pockets on the back of both front seats. One large one will hold and conceal your iPad or wallet, and then the two small ones that will easily hold a little toy, or a phone will fit in there nicely too.

The door bins in the back are a good size. They'll hold a large refillable water bottle, and there's space for an iPad and a wallet as well. And there's the little storage handle wells too.

In the front of the JAC T9 there are two cup holders in the central console. One will hold a coffee cup, reusable or disposable, really well. The second one is really deep, so you'll lose a coffee cup in there, so that's best for a water bottle.

In front of the gear lever is a wireless phone charging pad, which is fantastic news for keeping your phone topped up while you're driving along!

Behind those cup holders is a central console box. There is a rotating vent in there, so you can cool the inside which is really handy when you've got your kids' snacks with you.

The glove box is a good size in the JAC T9 and will hold my wallet and iPad with the manual. In the glove box is a window glass breaker and seatbelt cutter, which is a really nice safety touch!

There is a glasses case in the ceiling. But the front visors do not have vanity mirrors or lights in them.

The front door bins are a good size. They will hold a large refillable water bottle and an iPad and wallet fit in them as well, there are also little storage wells in the handles too.

Throughout the vehicle, JAC T9 has good charging options. In the back, there are USB, USB-C, and a household plug socket (in this top spec Haven model), which is fantastic for passengers to be able to charge devices while driving along.

In the front, there are USB and 12V sockets above the phone charging pad.

How many child seats will fit in the 2025 JAC T9?

Moving on to the rear seats and installation of child seats… This dual cab JAC T9 has ISOFIX in the two outer rear seats.

They're not within plastic guides, but they're really nice and easy to access and connect to.

There are top tether anchorages for only the two outer rear seats, so you can't install any child seats in the central seat.

Behind the headrest of each of the outer rear seats is a fabric loop. You have to pass the top tether strap through this and connect it onto the metal top tether anchorage that is behind the central seat headrest. It can be really tricky to do, however, I have managed it here.

I've got two child seats installed in the back of the JAC T9. I installed one forward-facing and one rear-facing.

With the rear-facing child seat behind the driver, we could fit about a 180cm driver really comfortably in front of that. In front of forward-facing child seats, at least 186cm tall passengers can fit in the front or taller.

With two child seats installed in the back there is really good space between them, so I found I could easily sit between two child seats as well, which is fantastic news for families with different age siblings.

The rear footwell is not flat in the JAC T9, there is a hump in the central footwell, so passengers do have to straddle that.

How comfortable is the JAC T9 for families?

Comfort in the JAC T9 is good for rear passengers. There are air vents in the back of the central console box, so you can keep little rear passengers at the right temperature while you're driving along.

Below those air vents, you've got USB, USB-C, and in this Haven model, a household plug socket, which is fantastic news for passengers to be able to charge devices while driving along.

There are lights in the central ceiling and the handles above both the rear doors, so you can hang a little toy on those for little rear-facing passengers to keep them entertained while you're driving. The ceiling lights are also really useful when you're putting baby into their child seats when it's dark.

I have found our daughter does not like travelling in the dark in the car so if it gets dark whilst travelling then I reach back and turn the interior light on for her. So it's really important for me that I can reach the rear ceiling light.

Also if I am traveling home and it is getting near to bed time and I DEFINITELY DON'T want her to fall asleep in the car as even a 5-minute nap in the car means bed time is all over!!!! I lean back and pop the light on so it's not dark and try to keep her awake!! Along with screaming/singing at the top of my voice!!!

It is also useful when there are lights situated above the doors where the handles are usually positioned. These are good for when putting baby into their child seats when visibility is poor, so you do not have to reach across them to a light situated in the ceiling centrally etc.

The front seats are comfortable for passengers in the JAC T9. The driver seat has six-way electric adjustment, while the front passenger seat has six-way manual adjustment in the Oasis, or four-way electric adjustment in the Haven. The Haven model also has heated front seats, which is lovely for those cold mornings!

The leather-accented interior is practical for wiping clean and looks quite nice. The front seat headrests are not adjustable back and forward.

I had spent hours styling my hair this morning to get it just right too… said no new mum ever!!!

The media system in the JAC T9 is controlled on an enormous 10.4-inch portrait touchscreen, in the centre of the dash.

Through the media screen you can customise the driver assist settings to how you like it…

…as well as the sounds and lights in the vehicle. This is a really useful one with noise-sensitive kids (and sensory-overloaded parents), because you can turn off some of those annoying beeps!

The media system is modern and easy to navigate and use.

You can use Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in the JAC T9. They are wired, not wireless, so you'll need to plug your phone in.

When you put the T9 in reverse, the camera image is quite small at the top of the media screen. You only get the rear view in the Oasis model, but when you put it into park, you do have other views that you can view from. The Haven model, as you can see here, gets a 360-degree camera, which is really handy for parking!