Best Subcompact SUVs

If you are thinking about buying a new car, an SUV is likely already on your list. If so, you have so many choices that you can easily find. Whether you want to buy a small SUV, a full size SUV, or something in between, you can find SUVs in almost every price range, appearance, size and powertrain configuration you can think of.

Here, we rank SUVs in each market segment based on approximately 200 data points covering aspects such as acceleration, handling, comfort, cargo space, fuel efficiency, cost performance, and driving pleasure. Car and Driver's rankings are based on the extensive instrument testing results we conduct on hundreds of vehicle models every year, as well as the subjective perceptions of our expert editors in real driving. We take rankings very seriously because we want you to have a comprehensive understanding of every car you are interested in.

Car and Driver's ranking is based on two core bases: first, the large-scale instrument test data we conduct on hundreds of vehicle models every year, and the second, the subjective experience formed by a professional editorial team in actual road driving. For the selection of the best small SUV, we covered about 200 data dimensions, including acceleration performance, handling performance, riding comfort, cargo space, fuel economy, cost performance and driving pleasure. The reason why we treat rankings so strictly is because we want you to have a comprehensive understanding of every car you are interested in.