In your initial post you weren't comparing cars that are of the same size
Should be shopping either
CR-V vs. RAV4 vs. Forester vs. Rogue
or the larger wagons
Venza (soon to be discontinued) vs. Outback vs. Honda Crosstour (discontinued).
Decide what size car you want first. Note that the Venza is notorious for having a big blind spot (abnormally large D pillars) and that there are no results for the Venza's small overlap frontal crash test (eg. hitting a pole or tree) while the Outback passed that test (hint: the CR-V and RAV4 brutally failed this test with a Poor and Marginal when the test first came out a few years ago, and the Venza never saw a new design since its 2009 launch).
Should be shopping either
CR-V vs. RAV4 vs. Forester vs. Rogue
or the larger wagons
Venza (soon to be discontinued) vs. Outback vs. Honda Crosstour (discontinued).
Decide what size car you want first. Note that the Venza is notorious for having a big blind spot (abnormally large D pillars) and that there are no results for the Venza's small overlap frontal crash test (eg. hitting a pole or tree) while the Outback passed that test (hint: the CR-V and RAV4 brutally failed this test with a Poor and Marginal when the test first came out a few years ago, and the Venza never saw a new design since its 2009 launch).