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Is the 2021 Nissan LEAF a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 5 hatchbacks

4thof 5

  • No. Top half on 1 of 4 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 23.6 cu ft.
  • 4th of 5 hatchbacks close in size and price.
  • Best: power (3rd of 7), price (5th of 7).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (6th of 7).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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Subject
CLASS OF 2021 · HATCHBACKSPriusToyota PriusIoniq …Hyundai Ioniq HybridCivic …Honda Civic HatchbackLEAFNissan LEAFIoniq …Hyundai Ioniq ElectricHonda CivicHonda Civic Type RNo number4th of 5
7 hatchbacks from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Nissan LEAF in a class of 7
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$31,6705th of 733%
Best combined mpgN/AN/AN/A
Most horsepower214 hp3rd of 767%
Cargo behind rear seats23.6 cu ft4th of 525%
Rear legroom33.5 in6th of 717%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Toyota Prius 27.4 cu ft
  2. Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid 27.0 cu ft
  3. Honda Civic Hatchback 25.7 cu ft
  4. Nissan LEAF 23.6 cu ft
  5. Hyundai Ioniq Electric 23.0 cu ft

No figure: Honda Civic, Honda Civic Type R.

Hatchbacks in 2021: 20. The photo shows the 7 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