Most Satisfying Compact and Luxury Compact SUVs

The models below are the compact and luxury compact SUVs that most satisfy our members, according to their responses in our latest Annual Auto Surveys. They are ranked in order of their owner satisfaction rating, starting with the best. All performed well in our tests, and except where noted, all are recommended.

Each vehicle comes standard with automatic emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian detection, AEB that works at highway speeds, blind spot warning (BSW), and rear cross traffic warning (RCTW), unless otherwise noted.

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