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Is the 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

23rdof 24

  • Yes. Top half on 3 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 15.4 cu ft.
  • 23rd of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (5th of 16), rear legroom (6th of 23).
  • Weakest: cargo (23rd of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSRAV4Toyota 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 TonaleRange …Land Rover Range Rover EvoqueLEAFNissan LEAFUX Hyb…Lexus UX HybridEX40Volvo EX40XC40Volvo XC40GLAMercedes-Benz GLAEX30Volvo EX3023rd of 24
24 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$41,50015th of 2439%
Best combined mpg29 mpg5th of 1673%
Most horsepower302 hp12th of 2452%
Cargo behind rear seats15.4 cu ft23rd of 244%
Rear legroom38.0 in6th of 2373%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Toyota RAV4 37.8 cu ft
  2. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  3. Ford Bronco Sport 32.5 cu ft
  4. Land Rover Discovery Sport 32.4 cu ft
  5. Volkswagen ID.4 30.3 cu ft
  6. GMC Terrain 29.8 cu ft
  7. Audi Q3 29.0 cu ft
  8. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Jeep Compass 27.2 cu ft
  2. Audi Q4 e-tron 26.1 cu ft
  3. Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback 26.0 cu ft
  4. BMW X1 25.7 cu ft
  5. BMW X2 25.3 cu ft
  6. Toyota C-HR 25.3 cu ft
  7. MINI Countryman 25.0 cu ft
  8. Subaru Uncharted 23.0 cu ft
  9. Alfa Romeo Tonale 22.9 cu ft
  10. Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 21.4 cu ft
  11. Nissan LEAF 20.0 cu ft
  12. Lexus UX Hybrid 17.1 cu ft
  13. Volvo EX40 16.0 cu ft
  14. Volvo XC40 16.0 cu ft
  15. Mercedes-Benz GLA 15.4 cu ft
  16. Volvo EX30 12.4 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