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Is the 2026 BMW X1 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

13thof 24

  • Top half on 3 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 25.7 cu ft.
  • 13th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: towing (5th of 14), power (8th of 24).
  • Weakest: price (16th of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSTucsonHyundai TucsonRAV4Toyota RAV4EscapeFord EscapeBronco…Ford Bronco SportDiscov…Land Rover Discovery SportID.4Volkswagen ID.4TerrainGMC TerrainQ3Audi Q3CorsairLincoln CorsairCompassJeep CompassQ4 e-t…Audi Q4 e-tronQ4 e-t…Audi Q4 e-tron SportbackX1BMW X1X2BMW X2C-HRToyota C-HRCountr…MINI CountrymanUnchar…Subaru UnchartedTonaleAlfa Romeo TonaleGLBMercedes-Benz GLBLEAFNissan LEAFUX Hyb…Lexus UX HybridEX40Volvo EX40XC40Volvo XC40GLAMercedes-Benz GLA13th of 24
24 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 BMW X1 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$43,20016th of 2435%
Best combined mpg28 mpg7th of 1750%
Most horsepower312 hp8th of 2461%
Cargo behind rear seats25.7 cu ft13th of 2448%
Rear legroom37.0 in13th of 2336%
Max towing3,000 lb5th of 1462%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Hyundai Tucson 38.7 cu ft
  2. Toyota RAV4 37.8 cu ft
  3. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  4. Ford Bronco Sport 32.5 cu ft
  5. Land Rover Discovery Sport 32.4 cu ft
  6. Volkswagen ID.4 30.3 cu ft
  7. GMC Terrain 29.8 cu ft
  8. Audi Q3 29.0 cu ft
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  1. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
  2. Jeep Compass 27.2 cu ft
  3. Audi Q4 e-tron 26.1 cu ft
  4. Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback 26.0 cu ft
  5. BMW X1 25.7 cu ft
  6. BMW X2 25.3 cu ft
  7. Toyota C-HR 25.3 cu ft
  8. MINI Countryman 25.0 cu ft
  9. Subaru Uncharted 23.0 cu ft
  10. Alfa Romeo Tonale 22.9 cu ft
  11. Mercedes-Benz GLB 22.0 cu ft
  12. Nissan LEAF 20.0 cu ft
  13. Lexus UX Hybrid 17.1 cu ft
  14. Volvo EX40 16.0 cu ft
  15. Volvo XC40 16.0 cu ft
  16. Mercedes-Benz GLA 15.4 cu ft

SUVs in 2026: 182. 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