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Is the 2026 Toyota RAV4 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

3rdof 24

  • Yes. Top half on 4 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 37.8 cu ft.
  • 3rd of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (1st of 20), cargo (3rd of 24).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (15th of 23).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSSporta…Kia SportageTucsonHyundai TucsonRAV4Toyota RAV4EscapeFord EscapeRogueNissan RogueCX-5Mazda CX-5ID.4Volkswagen ID.4TerrainGMC TerrainForest…Subaru ForesterQ3Audi Q3bZToyota bZCorsairLincoln CorsairTiguanVolkswagen TiguanTraxChevrolet TraxX2BMW X2C-HRToyota C-HREnvisi…Buick EnvisionHR-VHonda HR-VEclips…Mitsubishi Eclipse CrossUnchar…Subaru UnchartedTonaleAlfa Romeo TonaleNXLexus NXGLBMercedes-Benz GLBEnvistaBuick Envista3rd of 24
24 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Toyota RAV4 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$31,90013th of 2448%
Best combined mpg43 mpg1st of 20100%
Most horsepower324 hp5th of 2483%
Cargo behind rear seats37.8 cu ft3rd of 2491%
Rear legroom37.8 in15th of 2336%
Max towing3,500 lb2nd of 1687%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Kia Sportage 39.6 cu ft
  2. Hyundai Tucson 38.7 cu ft
  3. Toyota RAV4 37.8 cu ft
  4. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  5. Nissan Rogue 36.5 cu ft
  6. Mazda CX-5 33.7 cu ft
  7. Volkswagen ID.4 30.3 cu ft
  8. GMC Terrain 29.8 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Subaru Forester 29.6 cu ft
  2. Audi Q3 29.0 cu ft
  3. Toyota bZ 27.7 cu ft
  4. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
  5. Volkswagen Tiguan 26.5 cu ft
  6. Chevrolet Trax 25.6 cu ft
  7. BMW X2 25.3 cu ft
  8. Toyota C-HR 25.3 cu ft
  9. Buick Envision 25.2 cu ft
  10. Honda HR-V 24.4 cu ft
  11. Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 23.4 cu ft
  12. Subaru Uncharted 23.0 cu ft
  13. Alfa Romeo Tonale 22.9 cu ft
  14. Lexus NX 22.7 cu ft
  15. Mercedes-Benz GLB 22.0 cu ft
  16. Buick Envista 20.7 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