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Is the 2020 Mazda MAZDA3 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 12 sedans

2ndof 12

  • No. Top half on 1 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 20.1 cu ft.
  • 2nd of 12 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (2nd of 12), price (8th of 14).
  • Weakest: mpg (11th of 14, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2020 ยท SEDANSImprezaSubaru ImprezaMAZDA3Mazda MAZDA3OptimaKia OptimaForteKia ForteCivicHonda CivicInsightHonda InsightLegacySubaru LegacyVersaNissan VersaElantraHyundai ElantraSentraNissan SentraCorollaToyota CorollaILXAcura ILXSubaru WRXVolkswagen Jetta GLINo number2nd of 12
14 sedans from 2020, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2020 Mazda MAZDA3 in a class of 14
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$21,5008th of 1446%
Best combined mpg30 mpg11th of 1415%
Most horsepower186 hp9th of 1438%
Cargo behind rear seats20.1 cu ft2nd of 1291%
Rear legroom35.1 in10th of 1431%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Subaru Impreza 20.8 cu ft
  2. Mazda MAZDA3 20.1 cu ft
  3. Kia Optima 15.9 cu ft
  4. Kia Forte 15.3 cu ft
  5. Honda Civic 15.1 cu ft
  6. Honda Insight 15.1 cu ft
  7. Subaru Legacy 15.1 cu ft
  8. Nissan Versa 15.0 cu ft
Show all 12
  1. Hyundai Elantra 14.4 cu ft
  2. Nissan Sentra 14.3 cu ft
  3. Toyota Corolla 13.1 cu ft
  4. Acura ILX 12.4 cu ft

No figure: Subaru WRX, Volkswagen Jetta GLI.

Sedans in 2020: 106. The photo shows the 14 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked