
Every Three-Row Hybrid SUV You Can Buy for Under $50,000, Ranked
We scored seven three-row hybrids priced at $50,000 or less with destination on price, mpg, third-row room, towing, crash tests and warranty. The cheapest one won.

We scored seven three-row hybrids priced at $50,000 or less with destination on price, mpg, third-row room, towing, crash tests and warranty. The cheapest one won.

Both are rated at 34 mpg and start near $47,000 with destination. We ran five years of fuel, interest, and warranty math to see which costs less to live with.

Wards judges rewarded the 329-hp turbo hybrid for keeping a mechanical all-wheel-drive system in a large SUV. Kia sells the same powertrain in the Telluride for $2,830 more.

Kia and Hyundai share a 329-hp hybrid, Toyota has the roomiest third row, and the Santa Fe matches the best mpg. Here's which three-row hybrid fits which family.

The 2026 Ioniq 9's second-row power seats can fail to sense a person and keep moving. It's the third Hyundai Motor Group model recalled for the defect since March.