All SUV's are by order for maximum capacity with second row seats folded down.
A dash (–) between numbers means the size depends on the trim. For height, it can also indicate adjustable suspension.
The list below is continuously updated as newer production cars are released and have been redesigned.
Below are the best compact SUV's by capacity.
1. Honda CR-V 76.5/39.3-36.3 cu.ft. (2.166/1.113-1.028 m³) (1st/2nd row)
CR-V major dimensions:
- Total length 184.8" (4694 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 73.5" (1867 mm), overall height 66.5" (1689 mm), wheelbase 106.3" (2700 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.3/41in (1049/1041 mm).
2. Tesla Model Y 75.5/29 cu.ft. (2.138/0.821 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Model Y major dimensions:
- Total length 188.6" (4790 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 75.6" (1920 mm), overall height 63.9" (1623 mm), wheelbase 106.3" (2700 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.9/40.5in (1064/1028 mm).
3. Hyundai Tucson 74.8-66.3/38.7-31.9 cu.ft. (2.118-1.877/1.096-0.903 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Tucson major dimensions:
- Total length 182.7-183.1" (4640-4650 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 73.4" (1864 mm), overall height 66.3" (1684 mm), wheelbase 108.5" (2756 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.4/41.3-39.5in (1051/1049-1003 mm).
4. Kia Sportage 74.1-65.5/39.6-34.5 cu.ft. (2.098-1.855/1.121-0.977 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Sportage major dimensions:
- Total length 183.5-184.4" (4660-4683 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 73.4" (1864 mm), overall height 66.1-66.9" (1679-1699 mm), wheelbase 108.5" (2755 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.4/41.3-39.5in (1051/1049-1003 mm).
5. Nissan Rogue 74.1/31.6 cu.ft. (2.098/0.895 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Rogue major dimensions:
- Total length 183" (4648 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 72.4" (1839 mm), overall height 66.5" (1689 mm), wheelbase 106.5" (2705 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.5/38.5in (1054/978 mm).
6. Volkswagen Tiguan 73.4/38.1 cu.ft. (2.079/1.079 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Tiguan major dimensions:
- Total length 186.1" (4727 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 72.4" (1839 mm), overall height 66.5" (1689 mm), wheelbase 109.9" (2791 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 40.2/38.7in (1021/983 mm).
7. Jaguar F-Pace 70.4/32.1 cu.ft. (1.994/0.909 m³) (1st/2nd row)
F-Pace major dimensions:
- Total length 186.89" (4747 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 00", overall height 65.5-65.7" (1663-1669 mm), wheelbase 113.1" (2872 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 40.28/37.17in (1023/944 mm).
8. Toyota RAV4 69.8/37.5-33.5 cu.ft. (1.977/1.062-0.949 m³) (1st/2nd row)
RAV4 major dimensions:
- Total length 180.9" (4594 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 73" (1854 mm), overall height 67" (1702 mm), wheelbase 105.9" (2690 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41/37.8in (1041/960 mm).
9. Subaru Forester 69.1/27.5 cu.ft. (1.957/0.779 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Forester major dimensions:
- Total length 183.3" (4656 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 72" (1829 mm), overall height 68.1" (1730 mm), wheelbase 105.1" (2669 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 43.3/39.4in (1099/1000 mm).
10. Jeep Cherokee 68.3/33.6 cu.ft. (1.934/0.951 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Cherokee major dimensions:
- Total length 188.1" (4778 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 00", overall height 67.5" (1714 mm), wheelbase 113" (2870 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.3/38.5in (1049/978 mm).
11. BMW X3 67.1/31.5 cu.ft. (1.9/0.892 m³) (1st/2nd row)
X3 major dimensions:
- Total length 187.2" (4755 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 75.6" (1920 mm), overall height 65.4" (1661 mm), wheelbase 112.8" (2865 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 40.2/36.3in (1021/922 mm).
12. Mazda CX-5 66.5/33.7 cu.ft. (1.88/0.954 m³) (1st/2nd row)
CX-5 major dimensions:
- Total length 184.6" (4689 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 73.2" (1859 mm), overall height 66.7" (1694 mm), wheelbase 110.8" (2814 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.7/39.9in (1059/1013 mm).
13. Ford Escape 65.4-60.8/37.5-34.4 cu.ft. (1.852-1.722/1.062-0.974 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Escape major dimensions:
- Total length 180.1" (4574 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 74.1" (1882 mm), overall height 66" (1676 mm), wheelbase 106.7" (2710 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 42.4/40.7-38.9in (1077/1034-988 mm).
14. Mitsubishi Outlander 64.7/30.8 cu.ft. (1.832/0.872 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Outlander major dimensions:
- Total length 185.4" (4709 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 74.7" (1897 mm), overall height 68.5" (1740 mm), wheelbase 106.5" (2705 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.7/38.1in (1059/968 mm).
15. Volkswagen ID.4 64.2/30.3 cu.ft. (1.818/0.858 m³) (1st/2nd row)
ID.4 major dimensions:
- Total length 180.5" (4585 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 72.9" (1852 mm), overall height 65.2" (1656 mm), wheelbase 108.8" (2764 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.1/37.6in (1044/955 mm).
Previously in Best 15
16. Chevrolet Equinox (tie) 63.5/29.8 cu.ft. (1.798/0.844 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Equinox major dimensions:
- Total length 183.2" (4653 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 74.9" (1903 mm), overall height 65.6" (1666 mm), wheelbase 107.5" (2730.5 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 40.9/39.9in (1039/1014 mm).
16. GMC Terrain (tie) 63.5/29.8 cu.ft. (1.798/0.844 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Terrain major dimensions:
- Total length 181" (4597 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 74.5" (1893 mm), overall height 65.8-66.1" (1671-1679 mm), wheelbase 107.5" (2730.5 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 40.95/39.7in (1040/1008 mm).
17. Volvo XC60 63.3/22.4 cu.ft. (1.792/0.634 m³) (1st/2nd row)
XC60 major dimensions:
- Total length 185.4" (4709 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 78.7" (1999 mm), overall height 65.2-65.4" (1656-1661 mm), wheelbase 112.8" (2865 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.5/38in (1054/965 mm).
- Maximum cargo length with folded 2nd row seats is 68.8" (1748 mm) and maximum width between wheel wells is 41.5" (1054 mm) while maximum cargo height is 30.6" (777 mm).
18. Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class 62/22/12.4 cu.ft. (1.756/0.624/0.351 m³) (1st/2nd/3rd row)
GLB-Class major dimensions:
- Total length 182.4" (4633 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 72.2" (1834 mm), overall height 66.7" (1694 mm), wheelbase 111.4" (2830 mm).
- Legroom front/second/third row 41.1/38.1/29.1in (1044/968/739 mm).
19. Mercedes-EQ EQB 61.8/25.9 cu.ft. (1.75/0.733 m³) (1st/2nd row)
EQB major dimensions:
- Total length 184.4" (4684 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 72.2" (1834 mm), overall height 65.6" (1666 mm), wheelbase 111.4" (2830 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.1/38.1in (1044/968 mm).
20. Audi Q6 e-tron 60.2/30.2 cu.ft. (1.704/0.856 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Q6 e-tron major dimensions:
- Total length 187.8" (4770 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 76.3" (1938 mm), overall height 66.6" (1692 mm), wheelbase 113.7" (2888 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 39.8/37.4in (1011/950 mm).
21. Land Rover Discovery Sport 59.98/32.2 cu.ft. (1.6984/0.912 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Discovery Sport major dimensions:
- Total length 180.98" (4597 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 00", overall height 67.9" (1725 mm), wheelbase 107.9" (2741 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 39.09/38.1in (992.9/968 mm).
- Maximum cargo length with folded 2nd row seats is 69.7" (1770 mm) and maximum width between wheel wells is 43.58" (1107 mm) while maximum cargo height is 31.42" (798 mm).
22. Acura RDX 58.9/29.5 cu.ft. (1.668/0.835 m³) (1st/2nd row)
RDX major dimensions:
- Total length 187.4" (4760 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 74.8" (1900 mm), overall height 65.7" (1669 mm), wheelbase 108.3" (2751 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 42/38in (1067/965 mm).
23. Hyundai Ioniq 5 58.5/26.3 cu.ft. (1.656/0.745 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Ioniq 5 major dimensions:
- Total length 183.3" (4656 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 74.4" (1890 mm), overall height 63-64" (1600-1626 mm), wheelbase 118.1" (3000 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 41.7/39.4in (1059/1001 mm).
24. Land Rover Defender 90 58.3/15.6 cu.ft. (1.651/0.441 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Defender 90 major dimensions:
- Total length 170.6" (4333 mm) and w/spare wheel length is 180.5" (4585 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 00", overall height 77.5" (1968 mm), wheelbase 101.9" (2588 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 39.1/36.6in (993/930 mm).
- Maximum cargo length with folded 2nd row seats is 51.7" (1313 mm) and maximum width between wheel wells is 44.3" (1125 mm) while maximum cargo height is 35.6" (904 mm).
25. Lincoln Corsair 57.6-56.2/27.6-27 cu.ft. (1.63-1.59/0.782-0.765 m³) (1st/2nd row)
Corsair major dimensions:
- Total length 181.4" (4608 mm), overall width w/o mirrors 74.3" (1887 mm), overall height 63.8-64.1" (1621-1628 mm), wheelbase 106.7" (2710 mm).
- Legroom front/second row 43.2/36.7-38.6in (1097/932-980 mm).
