Dodge Dart Cargo Space — 13 cu ft and What Fits

Quick answer

The Dodge Dart has 13 cu ft of cargo space. In practice that is 2 checked suitcases, or 6 carry-ons, or about 10 supermarket bags. A folded pushchair fits. Against 69 cars with a similar-sized cabin it sits below the average of 19.8 cu ft.

What actually fits in a Dart

Cubic feet are an abstraction — 13 cu ft means nothing until you load it. Here is the same number in things people actually load, 2 checked cases or 6 carry-ons for the Dodge Dart, with a packing allowance — a boot is not a cube, and corners go to waste.

FIG.01·Dodge Dart — what fits in the boot
What you are loading	How many fit	Each item
Checked suitcases	2	27 × 21 × 14″ — 4.6 cu ft
Carry-on cases	6	22 × 14 × 9″ — 1.6 cu ft
Supermarket bags	10	about 1 cu ft each
Golf bags	2	full set, about 5 cu ft
Folded pushchair	Fits	about 6 cu ft

ROWS 5·SOURCE ForCar, computed from EPA cargo volume

Counts assume 80% usable volume: luggage does not tessellate, and a wheel arch eats the rest.

Cabin or boot — where the space went

Every car is a fixed envelope, and designers decide how to split it between people and things — the Dodge Dart gives 11.8% of its 110 cu ft to luggage. The share below is the honest way to compare an estate with a coupé of the same footprint, and among 69 cars with a cabin within eight cubic feet of the Dodge Dart the boot averages 19.8 cu ft.

FIG.02·Dodge Dart — cabin versus cargo
Space	Volume	Share of total
Passenger cabin	97 cu ft	88.2%
Cargo area	13 cu ft	11.8%
Total interior	110 cu ft	100%

ROWS 3·SOURCE EPA interior volume

Under 15% to luggage — the space went to passengers, not their bags.

Against cars with a similar cabin

Compared with 69 models whose passenger space is within eight cubic feet — a fairer group than marketing classes, which put an estate and a coupé in the same bracket.

FIG.03·Dodge Dart against similar cars
Measure	This car	Similar cars	Difference
Cargo volume	13 cu ft	19.8 cu ft	-6.8 cu ft
In checked suitcases	2	3	-1

ROWS 2·SOURCE ForCar, computed across cars of similar cabin size

Cars with the same room

Closest matches by load volume with the seats folded — useful when the boot is the deciding factor and the badge is not. The Dodge Dart sits at 13 cu ft, so these are the cars that carry the same load.

FIG.04·Dodge Dart — cars with the same cargo room
Car	Load volume	vs Dodge Dart	Checked suitcases	Measured
Volkswagen Beetle	15 cu ft	+2 cu ft	2	2019
Volvo C30	15 cu ft	+2 cu ft	2	2013
Scion tC	15 cu ft	+2 cu ft	2	2016
Dodge Caliber	16 cu ft	+3 cu ft	2	2012
Mazda CX-3	16 cu ft	+3 cu ft	2	2021
BYD e6	16 cu ft	+3 cu ft	2	2020

ROWS 6·SOURCE EPA interior volume + ForCar

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How we count

Cargo and passenger volumes come from EPA interior-volume records — the same figures manufacturers file for the window sticker, measured to a standard method rather than claimed in a brochure.

The luggage counts are ours — 2 checked cases for the Dodge Dart come out of its 13 cu ft. We assume 80% usable volume, because a boot is not a cube: wheel arches, a sloping tailgate and the shape of the cases themselves waste the rest, which is why the Dodge Dart counts as 10.4 cu ft of usable space rather than 13. Suitcase sizes are the airline standards — 22 × 14 × 9″ for carry-on, 27 × 21 × 14″ for checked, so the Dodge Dart takes 6 of the small ones. Numbers are deliberately conservative; if we say four cases fit, four cases fit.

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Frequently asked questions

How much cargo space does the Dodge Dart have?

13 cu ft behind the rear seats, plus 97 cu ft of passenger cabin.

How many suitcases fit in a Dart?

About 2 checked cases (27 × 21 × 14″) or 6 carry-ons, allowing for the fact that a boot is not a perfect cube.

Will a pushchair fit in a Dart?

Yes — a folded pushchair takes roughly 6 cu ft and this car has 13, so it fits with room for shopping.

Is that a lot for this size of car?

Compared with 69 cars of a similar cabin size, it is below the average of 19.8 cu ft.

Cargo and passenger volumes from EPA interior-volume records, measured 2016 for the Dodge Dart, seats up. Luggage capacity computed by ForCar at 80% usable volume against airline-standard case sizes. Last updated Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.

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