Trunk comparison: Mazda Mazda CX-5 vs Seat Tarraco
Key Outer Summary
The SEAT Tarraco offers overall more cargo space than the Mazda CX‑5. Two differences are particularly noteworthy: The Tarraco has a significantly longer cargo area with the first row of seats upright (+6.3 in / +17%), and the trunk depth (loading edge to trunk floor) is slightly greater in the Tarraco (+0.4 in / +20%).
Other deviations are smaller: with the rear seats folded down, the Tarraco is 6.7 in (10%) longer, the trunk opening is somewhat higher (+1.6 in / 5%) and wider (+3.5 in / 8%), while the Mazda is slightly wider at the narrowest point inside (+1.6 in / 4%) and the loading edge is minimally higher (+0.4 in / 1%).
Impact on Usability
The 17% longer loading surface with the first row of seats upright makes the Tarraco more practical for transporting long items without folding additional seats – for example slats, long boxes, skis, or furniture parts.
Those who regularly combine long cargo with passengers in the rear benefit significantly from the Tarraco.
The greater trunk depth (+0.4 in / +20%) means more usable storage volume in the depth of the cargo area and makes stacking bulky items behind the loading edge easier. In practice, this means more space for tall or bulky luggage and better volume utilization potential for box-shaped cargo.
The greater opening height (+1.6 in / 5%) and wider loading opening (+3.5 in / 8%) in the Tarraco facilitate loading wider or taller items but are less decisive by comparison.
The Mazda scores at the narrowest point of the loading zone with +1.6 in interior width, which can help with very wide but lower loads in tight spots. The 0.4 in higher loading edge in the Mazda makes lifting heavy loads in slightly more strenuous, but the difference is minor.
Conclusion: For users who often want to transport long or bulky loads – especially without folding rear seats – the SEAT Tarraco is the more practical choice.
Those who primarily focus on more compact, wider loads or somewhat uncompromising everyday usability will find a competitive, only slightly different profile in the Mazda CX‑5.