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Is the 2023 Mazda CX-5 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

9thof 24

  • Yes. Top half on 4 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 29.1 cu ft.
  • 9th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: rear legroom (6th of 23), price (9th of 24).
  • Weakest: mpg (18th of 23, tied with 3).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · SUVSSporta…Kia SportageCR-VHonda CR-VTucsonHyundai TucsonRAV4Toyota RAV4EscapeFord EscapeRogueNissan RogueID.4Volkswagen ID.4EquinoxChevrolet EquinoxCX-5Mazda CX-5Forest…Subaru ForesterTaosVolkswagen TaosCorsairLincoln CorsairHornetDodge HornetCoroll…Toyota Corolla CrossX1BMW X1Envisi…Buick EnvisionHR-VHonda HR-VQ3Audi Q3Eclips…Mitsubishi Eclipse CrossNXLexus NXXT4Cadillac XT4GLBMercedes-Benz GLBCrosst…Subaru CrosstrekUXLexus UX9th of 24
24 SUVs from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 Mazda CX-5 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$26,7009th of 2465%
Best combined mpg26 mpg18th of 239%
Most horsepower227 hp11th of 2457%
Cargo behind rear seats29.1 cu ft9th of 2465%
Rear legroom39.6 in6th of 2377%
Max towing2,000 lb8th of 2145%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Kia Sportage 39.6 cu ft
  2. Honda CR-V 39.3 cu ft
  3. Hyundai Tucson 38.7 cu ft
  4. Toyota RAV4 37.6 cu ft
  5. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  6. Nissan Rogue 36.5 cu ft
  7. Volkswagen ID.4 30.3 cu ft
  8. Chevrolet Equinox 29.9 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Mazda CX-5 29.1 cu ft
  2. Subaru Forester 28.9 cu ft
  3. Volkswagen Taos 27.9 cu ft
  4. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
  5. Dodge Hornet 27.0 cu ft
  6. Toyota Corolla Cross 26.5 cu ft
  7. BMW X1 25.7 cu ft
  8. Buick Envision 25.2 cu ft
  9. Honda HR-V 24.4 cu ft
  10. Audi Q3 23.7 cu ft
  11. Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 23.4 cu ft
  12. Lexus NX 22.7 cu ft
  13. Cadillac XT4 22.5 cu ft
  14. Mercedes-Benz GLB 22.0 cu ft
  15. Subaru Crosstrek 20.8 cu ft
  16. Lexus UX 17.1 cu ft

SUVs in 2023: 181. 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