Mazda CX-5

I upgrade from a 2010 Mazda 2 to a top of the range CX-5 Akera in 2018 - a big jump overall in engine, size and standard features and I have almost no regrets. The servicing price is always going to be pricey with a Mazda and would be great if they brought in capped price servicing like other car makers. Now that I have had this vehicle for 4 years I can give a decent review. The upgrade from a small hatch to a "medium" suv was very easy. The engine size is perfect for the vehicle and has no trouble getting to speed. It is designed incredibly w...

I picked up my 2022 Mazda CX5 at the end of March. In June, with 1300 kilometres clocked up, I went out in the morning to drive to an urgent appointment, and I could not start it. Totally dead. I tried both keys, and then I tried to lock it. Dead, I rang Mazda Assist. My fault, (stupid driver, I felt, the way I was spoken to), I must have left the motor on, or the door open, or the light on, or...and the battery is flat. No, sir, to each one. Insistent he was, and would not back off. So then came the laughable 'Madza Assist' - they will call th...

My partners car Mazda CX-5 2016 KE 11. Regularly serviced by Mazda Penrith, 154,000 klms, 6 months out of warranty. Blown head gasket. Original owner. Will never buy another Mazda. Nil response from Mazda.Paid $48,000. Air bubbles in the videos are exhaust gases pushing thru into coolant, dirty brown coolant is exhaust gas contamination.

My work car doing over 20k a year. Always perfect no matter the road conditions (80% bitumen/20% outback dirt). Never short on power whatever the circumstances. Highway under 5l/100km, average since bought spot on the 5.7l/100 indicated. Larger alloys on the Akera can be a bit harsh on rougher roads but certainly no worse than my previous Lexus NX (Mazda has all the same nice touches without the higher purchase cost or service fees - besides the NX still rides on the Rav4 platform). Auto braking can be a pain in the neck though as I've had a few false calls... however the auto cruise control matching the car in front and keeping distance is awesome. Will buy again.

We bought a brand new 2020 CX-5 GT, and this clear plastic started cracking almost immediately. The dealership says you won’t cover it on warranty. Was told by mechanic at dealership that it had been happening to cars often.

Whilst the product has been good and generally problem free, once it failed Mazda Australia quickly washed their hands of the matter offering zero support, no discussion. Has made no difference that we are 15+ year customers and vehicle has a Mazda only service history.

I have owned this 2019 CX-5 from new, a few months into owning it the drivers side door armrest cracked and caved in where I rest my arm, I waited for weeks for a new one to arrive and it was replaced under warranty, have hardly driven the car in the last 2 years and recently the arm rest cracked and caved in again, contacted the dealer was told they need too take photos and videos to send to Mazda Australia for permission to replace the faulty armrest. The dealer told me they would contact me once they got an answer from Mazda, weeks went by n...

Beware Mazda do not honor the warranty you receive when you buy a new vehicle from them, they pick and choose what they want to cover note: don't rest your arm on the arm rest because if it cracks and caves in they will not replace it under warranty, truly poor quality cheap plastics used. High priced vehicle with sub standard quality in various areas of this vehicle, they ignore you hoping you and the problem go away. Well I will be going away....I won't buy another Mazda ever !

An honest review of my CX 5 Maxx.

iStop - doesn't really work. When it's on, the car is too slow off the line. Will lead to an accident. When you need power to accelerate, iStop either won't allow it or greatly delays it.

Radar Cruise Control - will see you doing 50km in an 80km zone (even when you change the distance in settings). This is dangerous as other vehicles don't expect you to be driving so slow in an 80km zone.

When radar cruise control is on and you're at a set of lights, your car won't drive. Won't even rev the engine until th...

My CX 5 was sold to me as a 2020 model but the salesman at Ringwood did not let me know that a slightly updated model was due not long after my purchase - no doubt an honest mistake. The finish both inside and out is excellent. However the dashboard is poorly designed with controls for the heating/cooling very low and poorly arranged. The mapping display console juts out of the dash and looks like an after thought. While the car has many worthwhile safety features, I find visibility is poor, the rear windows, side and rear to be quite small, ...

For context, my previous car was a 2012 VW Golf GTD (diesel) which is a pretty tough act to follow. Firstly, as nice a build quality as the 2012 CX-5 MAXX Sport diesel may be compared to other Japanese and Korean cars, do not expect German quality. The interior metal rails and fixings have light surface corrosion and the plastic trims do not age quite as gracefully either. The Bluetooth is hopelessly laggy and you can expect a 1-2 second delay between the phone and car speakers - I've resigned myself to using a good old fashioned aux cable. The...

Recently had my car driven into a pole by family member and needed to get another car quickly as insurance only paid for several days. I looked for a used crv but could not find one at the time.
Bought a 2016 Mazda CX5. The car is quite good but has this istop feature that I cannot turn off most of the time and the icon flashes all the time., very distracting. Pretty happy other than that, (except that I brought a dark blue one and it gets extremely hot) just was quite attached to the old white car.

Purchased the KF 2.0 Petrol 2020 Maxx Sport for $34k brand new. Love the style and had a baby on the way and need to fit a pram and groceries and needed it to be auto for city driving. Tight streets were no issues for turning radius and loved all the push button start. Inbuilt reverse camera was helpful when reversing into shopping centers. This car came with a full size spare tyre in the boot and traditional 6 speed auto gearbox. I did my research on comparative cars on the same price but they all had CVT which I avoided. This car is use...

Two vehicle couple (other vehicle is VW Touareg), we have owned this vehicle since new in 2015. Great car, smooth, gutsy, good road manners, reliable, diesel engine is economical (consistently 6/100 on country trip, 8/100 around town), good technology (but not as good as VW Touarag, our other car), roomy (friends late model Rav4 is much bigger inside) reliable, great Bose sound system, cheap to run. Only criticisms are noticeable road noise on open road and terrible headlights (like most Japanese cars).

This is my daily drive, 100km each way mostly freeway. This car is not too small when travelling around Semis, has heaps of power, economical, fully optioned and no issues.