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Is the 2026 Honda Pilot a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

5thof 24

  • Top half on 3 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 48.5 cu ft.
  • 5th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (5th of 24), rear legroom (6th of 24).
  • Weakest: towing (7th of 24, tied with 15).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSGrand …Toyota Grand HighlanderTXLexus TXAcadiaGMC AcadiaAtlasVolkswagen AtlasPilotHonda PilotMDXAcura MDXPalisa…Hyundai PalisadeExplor…Ford ExplorerEV9Kia EV9DurangoDodge DurangoAviatorLincoln AviatorAscentSubaru AscentAtlas …Volkswagen Atlas Cross SportCX-70Mazda CX-70Land C…Toyota Land CruiserDefend…Land Rover DefenderQ7Audi Q7XC90Volvo XC90LYRIQCadillac LYRIQLYRIQ VCadillac LYRIQ VTraver…Chevrolet TraverseIoniq 9Hyundai Ioniq 9Pathfi…Nissan PathfinderQX60INFINITI QX605th of 24
24 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Honda Pilot in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$42,39510th of 2461%
Best combined mpg22 mpg12th of 2016%
Most horsepower285 hp20th of 2417%
Cargo behind rear seats48.5 cu ft5th of 2483%
Rear legroom40.8 in6th of 2478%
Max towing5,000 lb7th of 249%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Toyota Grand Highlander 57.9 cu ft
  2. Lexus TX 57.4 cu ft
  3. GMC Acadia 57.3 cu ft
  4. Volkswagen Atlas 55.5 cu ft
  5. Honda Pilot 48.5 cu ft
  6. Acura MDX 48.4 cu ft
  7. Hyundai Palisade 46.3 cu ft
  8. Ford Explorer 46.0 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Kia EV9 43.5 cu ft
  2. Dodge Durango 43.3 cu ft
  3. Lincoln Aviator 42.7 cu ft
  4. Subaru Ascent 42.1 cu ft
  5. Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 40.3 cu ft
  6. Mazda CX-70 39.6 cu ft
  7. Toyota Land Cruiser 37.5 cu ft
  8. Land Rover Defender 35.8 cu ft
  9. Audi Q7 35.7 cu ft
  10. Volvo XC90 35.6 cu ft
  11. Cadillac LYRIQ 28.0 cu ft
  12. Cadillac LYRIQ V 28.0 cu ft
  13. Chevrolet Traverse 22.9 cu ft
  14. Hyundai Ioniq 9 21.9 cu ft
  15. Nissan Pathfinder 16.6 cu ft
  16. INFINITI QX60 14.5 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