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Is the 2021 Buick Encore GX a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

9thof 24

  • No. Top half on 2 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 23.5 cu ft.
  • 9th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (9th of 24), mpg (8th of 24).
  • Weakest: towing (14th of 16, tied with 2).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SUVSBronco…Ford Bronco SportTucsonHyundai TucsonSporta…Kia SportageCompassJeep CompassSeltosKia SeltosTrailb…Chevrolet TrailblazerHR-VHonda HR-VQ3Audi Q3Encore…Buick Encore GXRogue …Nissan Rogue SportUXLexus UXOutlan…Mitsubishi Outlander SportCrosst…Subaru CrosstrekCX-30Mazda CX-30KonaHyundai KonaC-HRToyota C-HREncoreBuick EncoreTraxChevrolet TraxRenega…Jeep RenegadeCX-3Mazda CX-3Countr…MINI CountrymanXC40Volvo XC40GLAMercedes-Benz GLA500XFIAT 500X9th of 24
24 SUVs from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Buick Encore GX in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$24,20016th of 2435%
Best combined mpg29 mpg8th of 2461%
Most horsepower155 hp17th of 2417%
Cargo behind rear seats23.5 cu ft9th of 2465%
Rear legroom36.0 in15th of 2439%
Max towing1,000 lb14th of 160%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Ford Bronco Sport 32.5 cu ft
  2. Hyundai Tucson 31.0 cu ft
  3. Kia Sportage 30.7 cu ft
  4. Jeep Compass 27.2 cu ft
  5. Kia Seltos 26.6 cu ft
  6. Chevrolet Trailblazer 25.3 cu ft
  7. Honda HR-V 24.3 cu ft
  8. Audi Q3 23.7 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Buick Encore GX 23.5 cu ft
  2. Nissan Rogue Sport 22.9 cu ft
  3. Lexus UX 21.7 cu ft
  4. Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 21.7 cu ft
  5. Subaru Crosstrek 20.8 cu ft
  6. Mazda CX-30 20.2 cu ft
  7. Hyundai Kona 19.2 cu ft
  8. Toyota C-HR 19.1 cu ft
  9. Buick Encore 18.8 cu ft
  10. Chevrolet Trax 18.7 cu ft
  11. Jeep Renegade 18.5 cu ft
  12. Mazda CX-3 17.8 cu ft
  13. MINI Countryman 17.6 cu ft
  14. Volvo XC40 16.0 cu ft
  15. Mercedes-Benz GLA 15.4 cu ft
  16. FIAT 500X 14.1 cu ft

SUVs in 2021: 145. The photo shows the 24 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