Subject 4 of 10

Space & Comfort

Passenger room, cargo and bed capacity, and how comfortable the vehicle is to sit in and ride in.

criteria

9 measured specs

295

graded models

973

scored model years

2017–2026

criteria with trend data

The whole picture

Fleet median, Space

1.84C-

57.1 of 100 points · mean 58.4
across 295 graded models

Each model counts once, at its latest scored year. The subject score is the weighted average of every criterion that applies to that vehicle.

How the score is built

Each segment is as wide as that criterion's share of the weight, and filled to the fleet's median score on it. A wide segment left mostly empty is where the fleet loses points. A narrow one cannot move the grade however well the fleet does on it.

4.1 Passenger Space4.2 Cargo & Storage4.3 Comfort

Hover a segment for its weight and fleet median, or click it for the full criterion page.

See the numbers

Criterion	Group	Weight	Fleet median	Points of possible	Models
Seating capacity	4.1 Passenger Space	9.5%	75	7.1 / 9.5	295
Front headroom	4.1 Passenger Space	4.8%	60	2.9 / 4.8	295
Front legroom	4.1 Passenger Space	4.8%	38	1.8 / 4.8	295
Rear headroom	4.1 Passenger Space	4.8%	63	3.0 / 4.8	286
Rear legroom	4.1 Passenger Space	9.5%	63	6.0 / 9.5	286
Third-row usability	4.1 Passenger Space	4.8%	20	1.0 / 4.8	169
Cargo/trunk volume	4.2 Cargo & Storage	9.5%	26	2.5 / 9.5	273
Max cargo volume	4.2 Cargo & Storage	4.8%	22	1.0 / 4.8	169
Bed length	4.2 Cargo & Storage	9.5%	24.5	2.3 / 9.5	22
Bed volume	4.2 Cargo & Storage	4.8%	36.5	1.7 / 4.8	22
In-cabin storage & clever solutions	4.2 Cargo & Storage	4.8%	65	3.1 / 4.8	295
Seat comfort	4.3 Comfort	9.5%	74	7.0 / 9.5	295
Ride quality	4.3 Comfort	9.5%	72	6.9 / 9.5	295
Cabin quietness	4.3 Comfort	4.8%	73	3.5 / 4.8	295
Climate & comfort features	4.3 Comfort	4.8%	76	3.6 / 4.8	295
Typical total (weighted medians)				53.5 / 100

The weighted sum of per criterion medians (53.5) differs slightly from the median subject score (57.1). Criteria that do not apply to a vehicle are omitted and its weights renormalize, so no single car is scored on exactly this mix.

Reading these charts. Distributions cover every model that has really been scored. Placeholder scorecards are excluded, so nothing here is an invented number. Trend lines need two or more scored years of the same model, which most nameplates do not have yet. Where a trend looks thin, that is coverage rather than the vehicle standing still. Spec scores are normalized within a body type, so a measurement is never compared across segments.

Body type

Make

Model years

Latest scored year only

Showing all 295 scored models

Seating capacity

SPEC · seatsweight 2295 models · 113 with a multi-year trendCompare all 295 →

Maximum seating capacity of the volume configuration.

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.

Front headroom

SPEC · inweight 1295 models · 113 with a multi-year trendCompare all 295 →

Front headroom of the volume trim (without sunroof if published separately).

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.

Front legroom

SPEC · inweight 1295 models · 113 with a multi-year trendCompare all 295 →

Front legroom of the volume trim.

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.

Rear headroom

SPEC · inweight 1286 models · 109 with a multi-year trendCompare all 286 →

Second-row headroom of the volume configuration.

Requires 4+ seats — omitted for stricter two-seaters.

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.

Rear legroom

SPEC · inweight 2286 models · 109 with a multi-year trendCompare all 286 →

Second-row legroom of the volume configuration (crew cab for trucks).

Requires 4+ seats — omitted for stricter two-seaters.

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.

Third-row usability

RATEDweight 1169 models · 60 with a multi-year trendCompare all 169 →

Whether adults/teens genuinely fit in the third row; access, recline, amenities. ALWAYS score this item for an SUV, including two-row SUVs with no third row at all — a missing third row is a low score (0-49), never an omitted item.

Applies to: suv, minivan, van.

Cargo/trunk volume

SPEC · cu ftweight 2273 models · 100 with a multi-year trendCompare all 273 →

SUVs: cargo volume behind the second row (third row folded where fitted). Sedans: trunk volume.

Applies to: suv, sedan, minivan, hatchback, coupe, convertible, wagon, van.

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.

Max cargo volume

SPEC · cu ftweight 1169 models · 60 with a multi-year trendCompare all 169 →

Maximum cargo volume with all rear seats folded.

Applies to: suv, minivan, van.

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.

Bed length

SPEC · inweight 222 models · 13 with a multi-year trendCompare all 22 →

Bed floor length of the volume configuration (note available bed lengths in displayValue).

Applies to: truck.

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.

Bed volume

SPEC · cu ftweight 122 models · 13 with a multi-year trendCompare all 22 →

Bed cargo volume of the volume configuration.

Applies to: truck.

Normalization: Scored against per-segment bands — pick a body type to see its band. A measurement is never compared across segments.