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Is the 2024 BMW 3 Series a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 17 sedans

4thof 17

  • Yes. Top half on 3 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 17.0 cu ft.
  • 4th of 17 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (4th of 17), mpg (5th of 19).
  • Weakest: price (14th of 21).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2024 · SEDANSA4 All…Audi A4 AllroadA5 Spo…Audi A5 SportbackModel 3Tesla Model 33 Seri…BMW 3 SeriesElantr…Hyundai Elantra NQ50INFINITI Q50C-ClassMercedes-Benz C-ClassWRXSubaru WRXA4Audi A4S4Audi S4CT5Cadillac CT5S60Volvo S60Ioniq 6Hyundai Ioniq 6RS 3Audi RS 3ISLexus ISCT4Cadillac CT4G70Genesis G70Alfa Romeo GiuliaCadillac CT4-V BlackwingMercedes-Benz CLAVolkswagen ArteonNo number4th of 17
21 sedans from 2024, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2024 BMW 3 Series in a class of 21
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$44,50014th of 2135%
Best combined mpg29 mpg5th of 1978%
Most horsepower382 hp12th of 2145%
Cargo behind rear seats17.0 cu ft4th of 1781%
Rear legroom35.2 in9th of 2155%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Audi A4 Allroad 24.2 cu ft
  2. Audi A5 Sportback 22.0 cu ft
  3. Tesla Model 3 21.0 cu ft
  4. BMW 3 Series 17.0 cu ft
  5. Hyundai Elantra N 14.2 cu ft
  6. INFINITI Q50 13.5 cu ft
  7. Mercedes-Benz C-Class 12.6 cu ft
  8. Subaru WRX 12.5 cu ft
Show all 17
  1. Audi A4 12.0 cu ft
  2. Audi S4 12.0 cu ft
  3. Cadillac CT5 11.9 cu ft
  4. Volvo S60 11.6 cu ft
  5. Hyundai Ioniq 6 11.2 cu ft
  6. Audi RS 3 11.0 cu ft
  7. Lexus IS 10.8 cu ft
  8. Cadillac CT4 10.7 cu ft
  9. Genesis G70 10.5 cu ft

No figure: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Volkswagen Arteon.

Sedans in 2024: 83. The photo shows the 21 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