Just for the model year alone, 28 owners report their dashboard melting and 17 report broken seat brackets. According to Mazda Problems, some owners also complain about issues related to the transmission. Around 10 percent of owner-reported complaints fall in the transmission category, including problems with gears grinding or whining at an average of anywhere between 20,, miles. Though the Mazda3 certainly receives a lot of complaints, the car is an overall impressive symbol of the reliability behind the Mazda brand.
Most other model years receive minimal owner-reported complaints, with many of those complaints being less than severe. To that end, this fourth-generation Mazda 3 can be considered a total revolution over its predecessor.
It employs a new, smoother, sportier design language, a significantly repackaged interior, brand-new technology and driver assistance features, riding on a totally new platform as well. Like Mazda icons of the past, unconventional engine technology plays a key role in setting the new Mazda 3 apart from the crowd. All hatchback versions are five-door cars, while a saloon version of the new 3 is now also available. The new Mazda 3 is offered with a choice of three engines, all of which are fitted with a six-speed manual gearbox as standard.
Petrol options are covered by the bhp 2. All cars are front-wheel drive, though the more powerful engine option is also available with all-wheel drive. Both petrol cars use 24v mild-hybrid technology as well. Less popular will be the diesel car. The 1. In fact, you can't order the saloon with either the base Skyactiv-G petrol or Skyactiv-D diesel engine.
Beyond the various engine and gearbox configurations, Mazda serves up six trim levels, but not all specs are available across all engine options. For an alternative review of the latest Mazda 3 Hatchback visit our sister site carbuyer. Cheapest Cheapest vehicles Our 'cheapest' pick is the model with the lowest on the road retail price.
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Reliability and Safety. Overall Auto Express Rating. More reviews. There are two different peppy engine options for this model, and there are six different trim levels. Both engines were made available with a six-speed automatic or in a six-speed manual transmission. Consumer Reports gave the Mazda3 model years above-average reliability ratings while J. Power gave them average dependability scores. We always advise that if you are interested in buying a car with known recall issues, make sure that you address the trouble spots with your auto dealer.
For , Mazda simplified the Mazda3 to four trim levels. All this to say: No matter how hard you compare both vehicles, they are so very close, so obviously siblings.
Therefore, the question is: Money and equipment put aside, at what point should you stop shopping for the compact car and opt for the more expensive SUV? For its deluxe interior. For its customizable technology. You want the blind spot monitor to only buzz or flash?
No problem. You want the adaptive cruise control to alert you sooner — or later? Buzzing or not? Loud or quiet? You want that rear cross-traffic alert to be screaming, or quietly brake for you?
Again, no problem. Beyond the personalization, the Mazda3 limits your distraction while driving with its non-touchscreen. Instead, commands and settings are controlled by a now bigger rotary knob, located on the centre console between the two front seats — where your hand reaches naturally, and without taking your eyes from the road. Placed high up on the dashboard and separate from the climate control switchgear, the the 8.
For its manual transmission available across the board. Because with the Mazda3, the six-speed manual transmission is not only offered in the base version, but on all trim levels and with both engines. On paper, interior dimensions for the Mazda3 Sport is almost on par with the CX They did, but we still felt cramped in the Mazda3. The upscale but bulky center console, the prominent dashboard, and even the comfortable but wide door armrest leaves the occupant — even medium-sized adults — with an acute feeling of claustrophobia.
All this despite being only millmetres narrower than the CX Cargo space?
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