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Is the 2021 Toyota Prius a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 6 hatchbacks

1stof 6

  • No. Top half on 2 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 27.4 cu ft.
  • 1st of 6 hatchbacks close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (1st of 6), mpg (2nd of 5).
  • Weakest: power (7th 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 ElectricMAZDA3Mazda MAZDA3Honda CivicNo number1st of 6
7 hatchbacks from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Toyota Prius in a class of 7
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$24,5255th of 733%
Best combined mpg56 mpg2nd of 575%
Most horsepower121 hp7th of 70%
Cargo behind rear seats27.4 cu ft1st of 6100%
Rear legroom33.4 in7th of 70%
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

No figure: Honda Civic.

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