Mazda 3

We bought this car in January 2019 for my wife who travels short trips to/from work. I fill up every couple of weeks but have never managed to get the fuel consumption less than 10LTS/100Klms. Used occasionally on longer runs at the weekend however this doesn't seem to make much of a difference. Some good features (on paper) however the istop stopped working after 3-4 months (which could be impacting the fuel consumption figures - but even if that reduced consumption by the advertised 10% the city driving figures are garbage). Car has just had ...Read more

Haven't had any real mechnical issues with the car.

The issues have arisen when doing simple tasks eg replacing the head lights.

In both the left and right fender there are gaps, the other day I was changing the globes.
Went to get the globe and couldn't figure out where it went until I saw it in the fender.
I almost had to take the front wheel off.

To the engineers that designed and signed this off, there is a special place in hell for you.
After a lot of curing the same engineers that designed and signed off on the design I finally manger to wrangle the packet for the heal light out. There is a good hour ill never get back....Read more

I purchased my blue mazda 3 BL2 2013 manual hatch back in 2016 with 25,000kms. This is the second mazda I've owned. My very first car was a mazda 323 1979 model (and it rocked even in 1999!)

My 2013 Mazda was an outstanding car, super reliable and lots of servicing/tyre options - definitely the upside to owning a ridiculously popular car. I had all services carried out at MyCar with an average cost of around $190. Outside of servicing my car only needed a battery and tyres. It never missed a beat, felt solid on the road, 6 speed manual was eas...Read more

Great small car. Purchased new for $32,000.
Kerrys Mazda in Darwin allowed trade in and purchased floor model with free stamp duty sale.

Excellent for towing considering small side.

Excellent interior size, easily fits 2 adults and large dogs in backseats

Driven from Townsville - Sydney and back with nill issues.

Great small gadgets and nice leather trim interior. Pop up display and blind spot indicators are very handy in city driving. Good leds for dark rural roads for size of car. ...Read more

Recently purchased the 2019 model Mazda 3 G25 GT thinking this vehicle was going to be the best car I have ever owned. I was wrong. While the vehicle has many good features, looks good and is kitted out with loads of technology, it is this technology which has really bugged me and in my opinion lets this vehicle down. I read another review stating that the Mazda Cruise Control was an issue, as it slams the brakes on when you get within a certain distance of another vehicle or when another vehicle enters a gap in front of you. Totally true. And ...Read more

We brought it new. But it was a showroom model, so it had been used for test drives prior to us buying it. We use the car daily to and from work which is a round trip of 100kms. We also go shopping in it and on holiday with it. Furtherest we have taken it is 1000kms for a holiday and it handled like a dream on the motorway. We get it serviced every three months with Mazda (otherwise you lose the warranty) which is a bit annoying as sure we could get it serviced cheaper elsewhere. Had it for 14 months now and never had any mechanical issues with...Read more

We bought this car last November and found it very reliable. Powered by the 2 litre engine mated with the 6 speed auto it is a good combination. We regularly go to Sydney and today I used the paddle shifters on the steering wheel and by doing so it made the car far easier to drive when using cruise. Left in drive it would kick down 2 gears to keep the set speed which caused an uneasy feeling. When using the paddles I felt I had more control and the car was able to be kept in the ‘sweet’ spot.
As for the rest of the car, the radio reception is ...Read more