Best Mazda Small / Compact SUVs

Pros: Drives well, picks up speed. Good sized boot when the removable shelf is dropped. Petrol consumption is good approx 600kms to a tank. Lane… Read more

assist, blind spot are great.

Cons: If your short like me (1.51 cm) the headrest is uncomfortable as it is tilted forward and cannot be straightened (liftable in height yes, but front tilt angle changed, No). I have no support from my shoulders to the headrest which is pushing my neck forward. I've already had a chiro and osteo appointment after longer cross City drives.

For a short person, the highest seat raise is required, otherwise the side mirror units block full view of other road vehicles when looking right at lights waiting for green. I am sitting on a cushion to see over the actual side mirror unit.

There's no automatic locking system after you drive X minutes, which is disappointing. It was taken off this model. Crazy when we are living in a violent society. I am manually locking the doors by touching door switch which is very old school for 2025 car model.

My navigation system also isn't turning on automatically. I'm waiting for a Mazda software patch fix (advised as known to be problematic for some 2025 models by Head office). This is very disappointing as I purchased the car in January 2026 and was fobbed off initially with the excuse "oh, it's just this model you purchased". It's nearly May 2026 now and 4-5 months later I'm still driving around manually turning on navigation and re-doing it again after the car has been put into reverse.

To be honest this has been the biggest let down given it's my first ever experience at buying a brand new car.

Also design has only two front compartments to hide things. I don't like the middle compartment it's useless. The drink holder not too good either. I don't know where a passenger would put their hot drink in their hand easily? In comparison, my old 2011 Toyota Yaris had way better hideaway front design than this Mazda.

As a shorter female buyer/owner I'm 50/50 re this vehicle model. I wish I had looked at other brand options.

I got this car last month to replace my recently bought Corolla (long story) and really like driving it. I had found the hybrid Corolla surprisingly… Read more

low on the road, and to get into, even though it was a dream to drive. Decided to go "local" for my next car and obvs wanted a higher ground clearance one...I got the Pure from Medlow Bath Mazda as it had everything I really wanted. No separate climate control, but I could live without that! It works perfectly, is very smooth and quiet on the road, the technology works well (although the voice control is not as good as Toyota's and needs a few extra commands) and is reasonable on petrol use. I had initially wanted a hybrid because they're whisper-quiet and they do double the distance before tank refill, but I since discovered that the batteries have a finite lifespan and are very costly to replace - so I was quite happy to go back to petrol! This is a perfect sized car for me, not too small and not too big. The only drawback is the low-set passenger seat, but it doesn't really affect me.