We bought a new 2015 C-Max Hybrid. Found it to be very comfortable, easy to drive, peppy, fit nicely into parking spots, good mileage (not like a Prius's mileage but much nicer to drive IMO). The hatch had plenty of room, I could fit my bike in there without taking off the tire! We liked it so much but when we got solar panels on our roof we decided to get the PHEV, so we bought a 2017 … PHEV. And gave the 2015 to our daughter. The C-Max Energi does not have as much room in the back, but the front is just as comfortable. We were happy with both of them and probably would have kept buying C-Maxes, but they stopped making them. I still don't know why. It does not have high clearance like an SUV but as long as you know that you should be fine.
Update June 2022. Still love it and feel this way!
Updated December 2023. Still like the car—our daughter is still driving and loving hers (non-Energi). It has over 130,000 miles.
The battery on the PHEV is now charging to about 2/3 of what its capacity was a few years ago. I don’t know much about how long that should last.
Gave the PHEV to our son. He loves it and it has been pretty trouble free. Both kids are still driving these cars. They both live in cities and the cars fit nicely in small spaces. Still love them! I wish they kept making them. One is now 10 years old and the other is 8 years old and they both run great.