Hi Maeve,

True, the Mazda CX-3 really is quite small, even though it is a nice car. In that price bracket, we’d find it hard to look past either the SEAT Ateca (slightly plain, but very roomy and well-made cabin, good quality and nice to drive) or a Toyota C-HR (gorgeous interior, but smaller inside than the Ateca). The Nissan Qashqai is also a good bet, as is the new Peugeot 3008, which potentially has the nicest interior of the lot.