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Is the 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 20 SUVs

19thof 20

  • Yes. Top half on 3 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 15.4 cu ft.
  • 19th of 20 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: power (3rd of 20), rear legroom (5th of 20).
  • Weakest: cargo (19th of 20).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SUVSRAV4Toyota RAV4EscapeFord EscapeRAV4 P…Toyota RAV4 PrimeDiscov…Land Rover Discovery SportBronco…Ford Bronco SportCX-5Mazda CX-5ID.4Volkswagen ID.4CorsairLincoln CorsairCompassJeep CompassQ3Audi Q3XT4Cadillac XT4E PACEJaguar E PACEUXLexus UXX2BMW X2Range …Land Rover Range Rover EvoqueCountr…MINI CountrymanXC40Volvo XC40XC40 R…Volvo XC40 RechargeGLAMercedes-Benz GLA500XFIAT 500X19th of 20
20 SUVs from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA in a class of 20
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$36,23013th of 2037%
Best combined mpg28 mpg7th of 1961%
Most horsepower382 hp3rd of 2089%
Cargo behind rear seats15.4 cu ft19th of 205%
Rear legroom38.4 in5th of 2079%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Toyota RAV4 37.6 cu ft
  2. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  3. Toyota RAV4 Prime 33.5 cu ft
  4. Land Rover Discovery Sport 32.7 cu ft
  5. Ford Bronco Sport 32.5 cu ft
  6. Mazda CX-5 30.9 cu ft
  7. Volkswagen ID.4 30.3 cu ft
  8. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
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  1. Jeep Compass 27.2 cu ft
  2. Audi Q3 23.7 cu ft
  3. Cadillac XT4 22.5 cu ft
  4. Jaguar E PACE 22.4 cu ft
  5. Lexus UX 21.7 cu ft
  6. BMW X2 21.6 cu ft
  7. Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 21.5 cu ft
  8. MINI Countryman 17.6 cu ft
  9. Volvo XC40 16.0 cu ft
  10. Volvo XC40 Recharge 16.0 cu ft
  11. Mercedes-Benz GLA 15.4 cu ft
  12. FIAT 500X 14.1 cu ft

SUVs in 2021: 145. The photo shows the 20 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