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Is the 2023 Mazda MAZDA3 Sport a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 11 hatchbacks

11thof 11

  • No. Top half on 0 of 4 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 13.0 cu ft.
  • 11th of 11 hatchbacks close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (6th of 9), power (7th of 12).
  • Weakest: cargo (11th of 11).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · HATCHBACKSIoniq …Hyundai Ioniq HybridCivic …Honda Civic HatchbackCivic …Honda Civic Type RPriusToyota PriusLEAFNissan LEAFMAZDA3Mazda MAZDA3Golf RVolkswagen Golf RCooper…MINI Cooper ClubmanBolt E…Chevrolet Bolt EUV2Polestar 2MAZDA3…Mazda MAZDA3 SportVolkswagen Golf GTINo number11th of 11
12 hatchbacks from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 Mazda MAZDA3 Sport in a class of 12
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting priceN/AN/AN/A
Best combined mpg30 mpg6th of 938%
Most horsepower227 hp7th of 1236%
Cargo behind rear seats13.0 cu ft11th of 110%
Rear legroom35.0 in6th of 1236%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid 27.2 cu ft
  2. Honda Civic Hatchback 24.5 cu ft
  3. Honda Civic Type R 24.5 cu ft
  4. Toyota Prius 23.8 cu ft
  5. Nissan LEAF 23.6 cu ft
  6. Mazda MAZDA3 20.1 cu ft
  7. Volkswagen Golf R 19.9 cu ft
  8. MINI Cooper Clubman 17.5 cu ft
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  1. Chevrolet Bolt EUV 16.3 cu ft
  2. Polestar 2 14.3 cu ft
  3. Mazda MAZDA3 Sport 13.0 cu ft

No figure: Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Hatchbacks in 2023: 19. The photo shows the 12 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