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Is the 2021 Volvo XC40 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

22ndof 24

  • No. Top half on 2 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 16.0 cu ft.
  • 22nd of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: power (1st of 24), towing (5th of 21).
  • Weakest: cargo (22nd of 24).
  • 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 SportTucsonHyundai TucsonCX-5Mazda CX-5Sporta…Kia SportageID.4Volkswagen ID.4CorsairLincoln CorsairCompassJeep CompassQ3Audi Q3Encore…Buick Encore GXRogue …Nissan Rogue SportXT4Cadillac XT4E PACEJaguar E PACEUXLexus UXX2BMW X2Range …Land Rover Range Rover EvoqueEncoreBuick EncoreCountr…MINI CountrymanXC40Volvo XC40GLAMercedes-Benz GLA500XFIAT 500X22nd of 24
24 SUVs from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Volvo XC40 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$33,70014th of 2443%
Best combined mpg26 mpg13th of 2327%
Most horsepower402 hp1st of 24100%
Cargo behind rear seats16.0 cu ft22nd of 249%
Rear legroom36.1 in16th of 2430%
Max towing3,500 lb5th of 2160%

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. Hyundai Tucson 31.0 cu ft
  7. Mazda CX-5 30.9 cu ft
  8. Kia Sportage 30.7 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Volkswagen ID.4 30.3 cu ft
  2. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
  3. Jeep Compass 27.2 cu ft
  4. Audi Q3 23.7 cu ft
  5. Buick Encore GX 23.5 cu ft
  6. Nissan Rogue Sport 22.9 cu ft
  7. Cadillac XT4 22.5 cu ft
  8. Jaguar E PACE 22.4 cu ft
  9. Lexus UX 21.7 cu ft
  10. BMW X2 21.6 cu ft
  11. Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 21.5 cu ft
  12. Buick Encore 18.8 cu ft
  13. MINI Countryman 17.6 cu ft
  14. Volvo XC40 16.0 cu ft
  15. Mercedes-Benz GLA 15.4 cu ft
  16. FIAT 500X 14.1 cu ft

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