Is the 2024 Mazda CX-30 The Best Affordable Crossover?

The 2024 Mazda CX-30 is a small, reasonably fuel-efficient crossover SUV that knows how to have a good time when the road gets twisty. Standard all-wheel drive, impressive interior quality and a decent amount of standard equipment help it stand out, while the optional turbo engine ramps up the fun factor.

The 2024 Mazda CX-30 is a small SUV that is fun-to-drive.
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door SUV

Whats New:
* New Carbon Turbo special edition joins lineup
* New Select Sport replaces Sport model
* Larger available infotainment display
* Standard blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert

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0:00 2024 #Mazda CX-30 Turbo Compact #SUV
0:28 What’s new
1:33 safety
1:56 interior, technology
2:53 engine information
3:25 test drive
9:04 Cargo space
9:25 Price
10:07 Competitors

[ondrea]

Thorough and honest review. I bought a 2024 last month, and I’m in love!

[Yorkieshack]

The Dial in dash is there because its Japanese and they believe in road safety.. it makes a huge difference

[rickmartinjr]

I bought my wife a Mazda CX 30 because of this review. She loves the SUV. Thanks for ALL YOU DO!

[tonyf]

I just leased a 2024 for my daughter for $230 a month. Great deal.

[Willow_Recon]

I just got a 2024 CX-30 preferred and I have the day the auto rain sensing wipers on the Cx-30 is also very helpful. Most cars I feel like you have to pay for a higher trim for stuff like that so that’s nice. Also I just joined the channel and think you’re doing an amazing job. Keep up the good work☺️👍

[generator]

I just bought one!
It’s a great compromise car.
You get a real non-turbo engine, a real transmission and way less gizmos on the S variant. The interior is sweet. The info screen has an OFF button …
The styling is pleasant on the eyes.
I’m liking it more and more.
And in a few years a grandkid gets it.

[chrisscott]

The dial is amazing when you get used to it also a safer option when driving as it is at your right hand no stretching

[codincoman]

It is a pitty that some reviewers do not touch the essential characteristics: reliability, total cost of ownership, resale value etc.
Mazda CX-30 is an excellent subcompact crossover, a very good example of Mazda's positioning as premium (in between the upper mass-market Toyota #2 in reliability and #1 in low TCO and the luxury Lexus #1 in reliability, #4 in low TCO = Total Cost of Ownership).
I had it in the final with a Lexus UX and it definitely wins (being #3 in reliability and #4 in low TCO) - except if you get a more than 20% discount from MRSP on a Lexus UX 250h F Sport AWD (that "black swan" happened to me at the beginning of the PLANdemic because the car lots were full).
Highly recommend!

[bextar]

Can't get past that behemoth super wide black cladding !

[BarneyEdward-kc]

I like the interior. The dashboard I can relate to. I also like the fact that the high-tech screen is out of the way. I prefer Chrome rims rather than all black.

[jesilumazo]

Mazda CX-30 S Select Machine Grey 2022 owner and I enjoy it! Like you said, the feeling of luxury without paying for it. I have off-road capability along with the all wheel drive and I’m assuming the carbon edition has it as well. I don’t have the turbo edition but it has enough get up and go on it if I need to pass on the left lane in the highways. Thank you Lauren for this video post.

[fjxjfjf]

Very comprehensive all-around review, thanks

[phuongnguyen-tmvz]

Agree, don’t like the dial button for nontouch screen, it’s 2024 Mazda. How come u did not mention about the terrible Apple play, the audio is very low. Apparently it’s a common thing in Mazda, which I found out after getting the car.

[kenhoward]

A touchscreen requires a driver to look away from the windshield and focus on where to precisely touch something on a flat screen. Mazda knows console-mounted controls, once learned, are arguably safer to use. A touchscreen, along with real physical knobs and buttons for frequently used adjustments - as in the latest Hondas - are what I like best.

[rreichar]

Nice review! As a Miata owner I personally don’t like the rotary dial in lieu of the touchscreen. Mine is not a 2024 so there is no touch unless you’re stopped. In the MX-5 it doesn’t really doesn’t make much sense. I didn’t like it in my Audis and I don’t like it the Mazdas. I am skeptical of claims that it is much/any safer.

[BrianNC]

Hi coach, nice color on that cx30. Very similar to the color of my rst suburban - red cherry tintcoat.

[jrs]

Both head and shoulders, plus area codes, above the overrated, fugly, overpriced Honda junk..💯💥👍

[davestadt]

Excellent review. Thanks.👍👍 Mazda to me personally is way better than king pin Toyota 😮😮

[jabberyt]

Hi, a) can you buy the base model without a sunroof? And b) how about the 2.5 turbo also without a sunroof? Some people do not like holes in the roof. 😮😊

[abynoura]

Damn... It cost $199K in singapore for just 2L... What a jerk...😢