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Is the 2021 Toyota Prius Prime a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 11 hatchbacks

7thof 11

  • No. Top half on 2 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 20.0 cu ft.
  • 7th of 11 hatchbacks close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (3rd of 11), price (7th of 14).
  • Weakest: power (13th of 14, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · HATCHBACKSPriusToyota PriusIoniq …Hyundai Ioniq HybridCivic …Honda Civic HatchbackLEAFNissan LEAFIoniq …Hyundai Ioniq ElectricMAZDA3Mazda MAZDA3Velost…Hyundai Veloster NPrius …Toyota Prius PrimeCooper…MINI Cooper ClubmanGolfVolkswagen GolfBolt EVChevrolet Bolt EVHonda CivicHonda Civic Type RVolkswagen Golf GTINo number7th of 11
14 hatchbacks from 2021, picked by body class and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Toyota Prius Prime in a class of 14
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$28,2207th of 1454%
Best combined mpg54 mpg3rd of 1180%
Most horsepower121 hp13th of 140%
Cargo behind rear seats20.0 cu ft7th of 1130%
Rear legroom33.4 in13th of 140%
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
  6. Mazda MAZDA3 20.1 cu ft
  7. Hyundai Veloster N 20.0 cu ft
  8. Toyota Prius Prime 20.0 cu ft
Show all 11
  1. MINI Cooper Clubman 17.5 cu ft
  2. Volkswagen Golf 17.4 cu ft
  3. Chevrolet Bolt EV 16.9 cu ft

No figure: Honda Civic, Honda Civic Type R, Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Hatchbacks in 2021: 20. 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