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Is the 2021 Toyota RAV4 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

2ndof 23

  • Yes. Top half on 5 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 37.6 cu ft.
  • 2nd of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (2nd of 23), mpg (2nd of 24).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (16th of 23, tied with 2).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SUVSCR-VHonda CR-VRAV4Toyota RAV4EscapeFord EscapeRogueNissan RogueRAV4 P…Toyota RAV4 PrimeQX50INFINITI QX50Forest…Subaru ForesterTucsonHyundai TucsonCX-5Mazda CX-5Sporta…Kia SportageEquinoxChevrolet EquinoxRDXAcura RDXVenzaToyota VenzaCorsairLincoln CorsairCherok…Jeep CherokeeEnvisi…Buick EnvisionQ3Audi Q3XT4Cadillac XT4GLBMercedes-Benz GLBUXLexus UXCrosst…Subaru CrosstrekNXLexus NXXC40Volvo XC40Mitsubishi Outlander Hybrid Plug-inNo number2nd of 23
24 SUVs from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Toyota RAV4 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$26,35010th of 2461%
Best combined mpg40 mpg2nd of 2491%
Most horsepower302 hp2nd of 2487%
Cargo behind rear seats37.6 cu ft2nd of 2395%
Rear legroom37.8 in16th of 2323%
Max towing3,500 lb1st of 2281%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Honda CR-V 39.2 cu ft
  2. Toyota RAV4 37.6 cu ft
  3. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  4. Nissan Rogue 36.5 cu ft
  5. Toyota RAV4 Prime 33.5 cu ft
  6. INFINITI QX50 31.4 cu ft
  7. Subaru Forester 31.1 cu ft
  8. Hyundai Tucson 31.0 cu ft
Show all 23
  1. Mazda CX-5 30.9 cu ft
  2. Kia Sportage 30.7 cu ft
  3. Chevrolet Equinox 29.9 cu ft
  4. Acura RDX 29.5 cu ft
  5. Toyota Venza 28.8 cu ft
  6. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
  7. Jeep Cherokee 25.8 cu ft
  8. Buick Envision 25.2 cu ft
  9. Audi Q3 23.7 cu ft
  10. Cadillac XT4 22.5 cu ft
  11. Mercedes-Benz GLB 22.0 cu ft
  12. Lexus UX 21.7 cu ft
  13. Subaru Crosstrek 20.8 cu ft
  14. Lexus NX 17.7 cu ft
  15. Volvo XC40 16.0 cu ft

No figure: Mitsubishi Outlander Hybrid Plug-in.

SUVs in 2021: 145. The photo shows the 24 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