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Is the 2021 Mazda MAZDA3 a good car?

Starting price: rank among 5 hatchbacks

1stof 5

  • Top half on 2 of 4 numbers.
  • Starting price: $20,650.
  • 1st lowest of 5 hatchbacks close in size and price.
  • Best: price (1st of 5), power (2nd of 5).
  • Weakest: mpg (5th of 5).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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Subject
CLASS OF 2021 · HATCHBACKSMAZDA3Mazda MAZDA3CivicHonda CivicCivic …Honda Civic HatchbackIoniq …Hyundai Ioniq HybridPriusToyota Prius1st of 5
5 hatchbacks from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Mazda MAZDA3 in a class of 5
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$20,6501st of 5100%
Best combined mpg31 mpg5th of 50%
Most horsepower227 hp2nd of 575%
Cargo behind rear seats20.1 cu ftN/AN/A
Rear legroom35.1 in4th of 525%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: starting price

  1. Mazda MAZDA3 $20,650
  2. Honda Civic $21,250
  3. Honda Civic Hatchback $22,200
  4. Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid $23,400
  5. Toyota Prius $24,525

Hatchbacks in 2021: 20. The photo shows the 5 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.

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