Mazda 3 BP (Hatchback) G25 Astina Automatic (2019-2026)

Love my zoom zoom! – I purchased this car in 2019 and would not trade it for the world! I normally have a 3 year turn around with cars but not this one. I use my car daily for travel to and from work plus the usual shopping trips etc and it is perfect, a little thirsty at times but it's normal for a 2.5L engine. I have it serviced at Maitland Mazda every 10,000km and they are always helpful. I love the safety features in this car and the luxury feeling of the interior. I would purchase another Mazda 3. I love the fact that Mazda make their cars feel high quality for a great price.

Beautiful. Until you own it – This is really the best looking hatchback on the market, inside and out. It is sporty, sleek and amazing to look at. Inside, the car is adorned with leather on pretty much every surface, supportive and gorgeous slim line seats and the seating position gives you a sense there the car is hiding a secret that can only be unlocked on a twisty mountain road.

But looks are deceiving and I am not confident it would survive on a mountain road without falling apart. Within the first month, the bumper air deflector fell off (dealer refused to replace arguing that a part that is missing cannot be determined to be faulty. Not joking).

Since then, the door seals came loose and chafed the seals they mate to until they wore through. They have been replaced and the replacement have now done the same. Like our horribly built Mazda 6, the interior squeaks and rattles all over the place. Most of these issues are unresolved. The most disappointing part about this car is that that the only department in Mazda's design and validation team that did their job properly is the design studio and engines. The engine is quite good for a naturally aspirated 2.5L but the automatic gearbox calibration is a disaster. It is pretty much never in the right gear. The radar cruise is aggressive when it detects you need to slow, stops half a car too far away when it stops and requires manual intervention when the car just doesn't notice the car in front is slowing or stopped - which is often. The automatic wipers go when there isn't much rain or don't go at all without manual intervention. Defeats the purpose of the feature. Most other calibrations are poor to average. Mazda needed more time to finish this car and they didn't take it which is a shame as it is a stunning design. Due to the quality issues and lack of support from the dealer and Mazda itself, this is the last Mazda we'll ever buy.

Braking Issue and Mazda don't take responsibility – Purchased car in August 2019. Accident in Oct 2019 due to the braking issue (recalled Dec 2019). Emails to Mazda detailing this issue well before they issued the recall. Subsequently 3 more incidents with this braking fault between Nov 2019-Dec 2019. Police reports, insurance reports and claim for excess to be covered by Mazda Australia submitted to Mazda Australia early January 2020 but they have refused to do this yet they admit the fault in my car. Disappointing service through Mazda Australia Customer Service leaving a very disgruntled Mazda owner (3rd Madza I have purchased) and has ensured I will not buy another Mazda again.