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Is the 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

23rdof 23

  • No. Top half on 2 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 13.8 cu ft.
  • 23rd of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: power (1st of 24), mpg (5th of 16).
  • Weakest: cargo (23rd of 23).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSPasspo…Honda PassportSanta …Hyundai Santa FeRZLexus RZOutbackSubaru OutbackbZ Woo…Toyota bZ WoodlandCherok…Jeep CherokeeF PACEJaguar F PACEWrangl…Jeep WranglerX3BMW X3Trails…Subaru TrailseekerRange …Land Rover Range Rover VelarModel YTesla Model YXT5Cadillac XT5RDXAcura RDXQ5Audi Q5Q5 Spo…Audi Q5 SportbackOPTIQCadillac OPTIQOPTIQ VCadillac OPTIQ VSQ5Audi SQ5ADXAcura ADX4Polestar 4MacanPorsche MacanGLCMercedes-Benz GLCIneos Grenadier Station WagonNo number23rd of 23
24 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$49,55013th of 2448%
Best combined mpg27 mpg5th of 1667%
Most horsepower671 hp1st of 24100%
Cargo behind rear seats13.8 cu ft23rd of 230%
Rear legroom37.2 in16th of 2011%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Honda Passport 44.0 cu ft
  2. Hyundai Santa Fe 40.5 cu ft
  3. Lexus RZ 34.9 cu ft
  4. Subaru Outback 34.6 cu ft
  5. Toyota bZ Woodland 33.8 cu ft
  6. Jeep Cherokee 33.6 cu ft
  7. Jaguar F PACE 32.1 cu ft
  8. Jeep Wrangler 31.7 cu ft
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  1. BMW X3 31.5 cu ft
  2. Subaru Trailseeker 31.3 cu ft
  3. Land Rover Range Rover Velar 30.9 cu ft
  4. Tesla Model Y 30.2 cu ft
  5. Cadillac XT5 30.0 cu ft
  6. Acura RDX 29.5 cu ft
  7. Audi Q5 27.6 cu ft
  8. Audi Q5 Sportback 27.6 cu ft
  9. Cadillac OPTIQ 26.0 cu ft
  10. Cadillac OPTIQ V 26.0 cu ft
  11. Audi SQ5 25.4 cu ft
  12. Acura ADX 24.4 cu ft
  13. Polestar 4 18.6 cu ft
  14. Porsche Macan 17.2 cu ft
  15. Mercedes-Benz GLC 13.8 cu ft

No figure: Ineos Grenadier Station Wagon.

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