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Is the 2023 BMW 3 Series a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 16 sedans

3rdof 16

  • Yes. Top half on 4 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 17.0 cu ft.
  • 3rd of 16 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (3rd of 16), mpg (3rd of 21).
  • Weakest: price (17th of 23).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · SEDANSA4 All…Audi A4 AllroadModel 3Tesla Model 33 Seri…BMW 3 SeriesMaximaNissan MaximaElantr…Hyundai Elantra NQ50INFINITI Q50WRXSubaru WRXA4Audi A4S4Audi S4CT5Cadillac CT5S60Volvo S60Ioniq 6Hyundai Ioniq 6RS 3Audi RS 3ISLexus ISCT4Cadillac CT4G70Genesis G70Alfa Romeo GiuliaAudi A5 SportbackCadillac CT4-V BlackwingKia StingerMercedes-Benz CLAVolkswagen ArteonVolkswagen Jetta GLINo number3rd of 16
23 sedans from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 BMW 3 Series in a class of 23
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$43,80017th of 2327%
Best combined mpg29 mpg3rd of 2185%
Most horsepower382 hp10th of 2355%
Cargo behind rear seats17.0 cu ft3rd of 1687%
Rear legroom35.2 in10th of 2350%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Audi A4 Allroad 24.2 cu ft
  2. Tesla Model 3 19.8 cu ft
  3. BMW 3 Series 17.0 cu ft
  4. Nissan Maxima 14.3 cu ft
  5. Hyundai Elantra N 14.0 cu ft
  6. INFINITI Q50 13.5 cu ft
  7. Subaru WRX 12.5 cu ft
  8. Audi A4 12.0 cu ft
Show all 16
  1. Audi S4 12.0 cu ft
  2. Cadillac CT5 11.9 cu ft
  3. Volvo S60 11.6 cu ft
  4. Hyundai Ioniq 6 11.2 cu ft
  5. Audi RS 3 11.0 cu ft
  6. Lexus IS 10.8 cu ft
  7. Cadillac CT4 10.7 cu ft
  8. Genesis G70 10.5 cu ft

No figure: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Audi A5 Sportback, Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing, Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Jetta GLI.

Sedans in 2023: 88. The photo shows the 23 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