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Is the 2025 Mazda CX-50 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

8thof 24

  • Yes. Top half on 5 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 31.4 cu ft.
  • 8th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: towing (3rd of 18), mpg (4th of 18).
  • Weakest: power (16th of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2025 · SUVSSporta…Kia SportageCR-VHonda CR-VTucsonHyundai TucsonSorentoKia SorentoRogueNissan RogueRZLexus RZWrangl…Jeep WranglerQX50INFINITI QX50CX-50Mazda CX-50Outlan…Mitsubishi OutlanderXT5Cadillac XT5Mustan…Ford Mustang Mach-EForest…Subaru ForesterRDXAcura RDXbZ4XToyota bZ4XQ5Audi Q5TiguanVolkswagen TiguanEnvisi…Buick EnvisionADXAcura ADXEV6Kia EV6Solter…Subaru SolterraAriyaNissan AriyaNXLexus NXEnvistaBuick Envista8th of 24
24 SUVs from 2025, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2025 Mazda CX-50 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$30,5009th of 2465%
Best combined mpg38 mpg4th of 1876%
Most horsepower227 hp16th of 2435%
Cargo behind rear seats31.4 cu ft8th of 2465%
Rear legroom39.8 in7th of 2474%
Max towing3,500 lb3rd of 1882%

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. Kia Sorento 38.5 cu ft
  5. Nissan Rogue 36.5 cu ft
  6. Lexus RZ 34.9 cu ft
  7. Jeep Wrangler 31.7 cu ft
  8. INFINITI QX50 31.4 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Mazda CX-50 31.4 cu ft
  2. Mitsubishi Outlander 30.6 cu ft
  3. Cadillac XT5 30.0 cu ft
  4. Ford Mustang Mach-E 29.7 cu ft
  5. Subaru Forester 29.6 cu ft
  6. Acura RDX 29.5 cu ft
  7. Toyota bZ4X 27.7 cu ft
  8. Audi Q5 27.6 cu ft
  9. Volkswagen Tiguan 26.5 cu ft
  10. Buick Envision 25.2 cu ft
  11. Acura ADX 24.4 cu ft
  12. Kia EV6 24.4 cu ft
  13. Subaru Solterra 23.8 cu ft
  14. Nissan Ariya 22.8 cu ft
  15. Lexus NX 22.7 cu ft
  16. Buick Envista 20.7 cu ft

SUVs in 2025: 195. 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