BUY or BUST? - Mazda CX5 High Miles Review!

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[JenniferVolpe-qr]

I have a 2013 Maxda CX- 5 with 255, 000 miles. I just replaced the fuel pump. It has been a good vehicle to own. Mostly oil changes and new tires.

[Blackfender]

My 2013 Mazda CX-5 has only 40k miles. I should be good for the next 35 years.

[clubfan]

Come to Australia Mate. Mazdas are huge sellers and have been for over 50 years. The 3rd Gen 3 was for some years the biggest selling car in the whole country. Mazdas easy to service simplicity and reliability for our huge distances suit the pragmatic nature of Australians.

[The_Touring_Jedi]

Just drove tested 2013 FWD 2.0 with less then 100k miles. The engine runs like new, and that manual shifter is so butter smooth and short almost like MX-5. Great feeling to drive as middle class SUV to be honest.

[domenicorusso]

I have a 2016, just the wheel bearing front, other than that all good. 120 k miles.

[Michellepersonalcaregiver]

I own a 2014 Grand touring. I love it. It's been my favorite car so far. If you find a car that's under 100, 000 mi for that year I would suggest jump on it like I did. I am a true proud Mazda owner🎉

[Poler]

I have a 2014 Mazda CX-5 that just crossed over 200K miles (200, 450 presently). The only problem are the coil packs. New ones are $150 EACH, but the coil packs from Amazon (4 for $100) will lead to misfires on any long trips.

[jamesslusser]

We have two of the ‘13 manuals in the family - only available as FWD with the 2.0L. After having my son’s for a couple of months for some TLC prior to driving across the country, I missed it when it was no longer MY daily. So I found another one for myself! They are simple and reliable. One benefit to the base models is the “infotainment” is just the radio, making it a simple upgrade to a nice carplay unit without any of the car settings embedded. That also gets you the backup camera. A couple of minor oil leaks were fixed in an afternoon, and they keep on humming! I’m usually getting 32-33mpg in normal driving, but can see in the high 30’s if driving gently and staying under 60 mph. These are happy little cars!

[thebaron]

I have exactly the same 2013. It's a very good, practical, and reliable car, and good with fuel

[jacobcrowley]

I just bought a 2016 CX5 for my wife. It has 125, 000 miles on it and it looks like new inside and out.

[janw]

I'm on my second Mazda, just bought a new one. From my own experience it's just as reliable as the Toyotas and Hondas I've owned, less expensive and nicer on the inside. Fuel economy not great but I love the Mazda transmission, not a fan of the CVT's I've had so I don't mind the tradeoff. That's a good looking car you reviewed for 264, 000 miles!

[wadesouza]

Sister in law has 2015 Touring with 80k on it. Been rock solid, tires, fluids, nothing else not even brakes. Local mechanic takes care of it. Driving it now while visiting and I have been impressed by it. Ive owned 7 or 8 Mazdas including 3 turbos going back to RX7 up to current NC era MX5 Miata. Only one was a bit of a lemon, a Millenia S, which was awesome to drive but Ford built with Ford quality or just a little better. Good buys for years that used to be a deal compared to other brands and far more fun to drive.

[bazilwreckerloughead]

I've herd nothing but good things about the 'newer' Mazdas.

[MrWuggles]

The 2013-2016 CX-5 was one of the last SUVs sold in the US to offer a manual transmission

[JosephSweet-sb]

2015 cx5 grand touring with the 2.5 it is amazing! The fact that the nav uses Tom Tom I was able to get maps that are from 2024. The only real negative is the sunroof only pops up and no longer goes back for some reason but I never use it anyway. But I absolutely love this car. 165k miles just broken in.

[johnbeckham]

I have always been a Dodge consumer but I am impressed about what I have learned about the Mazda CX-5 indeed!

[michaelmartin]

I just bought a 2013 cx-5 with about 190 something thousand in August. It has been really good. I kuke how Mazda handle. The steering is tight and responsive.

[gregorygaunt]

The "de-tuned" 2.0 allows it to run for over 1/4 million miles. I have a 2014 Sport model with 134k and I always drive the automatic in manual mode and still getting 30+ mpg (on average). Just took to a mountain cabin and babied it all the way on rutty, rocky, wash-boards roads- was worried about the "city suspension" getting torn up. She did pretty good! I think my next one will be the CX-50.

[moonflick]

I feel like I'm living in a different universe than the presenter. I see Mazda's and especially CX-5s everywhere. Maybe a US West Coast thing. They're hardly off anyone's radar here.

[johncameron]

I’ve owned two mazda CX5 SUVs, a 2013 sport, and currently a 2014 Touring 2.5. When new the 2.0 actually had decent low end torque for a 2-liter 4 and sounds better than the 2.5 but the 2.5 is much quicker overall. With the 2.0 the CX5 feels slightly more nimble due to 100 less pounds over the front axle. Now I live in New England where the DPW puts copious amounts of salt on the road and after 9 winters in my Touring but only 81, 000 miles the rust is an issue, especially with the rear suspension. You may not see body rust but underneath behind those flat panels the cancer exists and your rear control arms might look really bad. Rear springs tend to break on these cars and squeaks and rattles may be present, especially with higher mileage cars. One issue is because the engine has direct injection only, carbon buildup on the intake valves will be an issue. I took my intake manifold off with just 75, 000 miles on the car and cleaned my intake valves (an easy job to do on this engine) and they had about 1/4-inch of carbon buildup around the intake valves so with 264k miles I cant imagine your little 2.0 is making anywhere near 155 horsepower. After I cleaned my intakes valves I notices a decent increase in low end torque. The good thing is this engine is bulletproof and if you take care of it and clean those valves every 60k miles or so then it will be a reliable and inexpensive car to keep especially if you can do a lot of your own work. The Skyactive automatic transmission is also I think still one of the best automatic transmission’s for an economy SUV even though its only got 6 speeds. It has many of the good attributes of a manual transmission with direct 1:1 mechanical connection without any of the downsides of a manual obviously. I keep up on the rust by cleaning and painting the suspension and treating the underside with NH-Oil.