Mazda CX-5 Mechanical Review

Here's a look under the hood and underneath the Mazda CX-5 cross-over utility vehicle.

In this video we take a deep dive into the engine, transmission, cooling, exhaust, suspension, braking and electrical setup of the Mazda CX-5.

The Mazda CX-5 is based on the Mazda 3's platform, using the same naturally aspirated 2.5L SKYACTIV-G engine and 6 speed automatic transmission. It is a FWD power-train setup with optional AWD. Overall, the Mazda's mechanicals are a step down on technology and innovation compared to newer rivals in its class, however that lends well to the purists who deem simplicity and projected reliability over the latest features, performance or trends.

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0:00 Introduction
0:15 Engine
5:46 Transmission
8:11 Suspension
10:56 Cooling
13:30 Exhaust
14:57 Brakes
16:29 Steering
16:50 Final Thoughts

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[speedkar]

What do you all think of the CX-5? Is Mazda behind the competition under the skin?

[martinda]

Oh man, this is a great channel. That was encyclopaedic coverage in seventeen minutes... Don't think I've seen anything like this before.

[fastbreakr]

I’ve put 100k miles on my 2016 CX-5 and no major issues so far. Very reliable. Easy to maintain. Great car!

[LohansTube]

This channel seriously deserves much more attention than so many drive test channels which are usually marketing pieces. Such an amazing resource!

[AccordionJoe]

Six years old and still running like new. I see now why Mazda has moved ahead of Toyota and Honda for reliability and value. Before my CX-5, I had a Miata. It also was a great car and proved to be bulletproof despite my manhandling it often.

[ts]

Now these are the REAL quirks and features

[paulm]

I have the 2014 cx5, 130K only had to change the Battery and front brake pads with a set of tires. Well built, and very reliable.

[PierreCC]

Please oh please continue to put out these videos on various cars. This seriously helped me with another vehicle I wanted to buy. When i saw cardboard parts that can get wet, that kinda killed that. You are quick and not drawn out. You get in and out with your explanations. Great job man.

[rleo]

This entire video is just incredible. I couldn't stop watching. Great presentation, straight to the point and easy to understand.

No fluff, just straight facts. Love the work, sir!

[Bakin]

I love both my 2016.5 CX5 and 2018 Mazda 6. Mazda still includes an actual transmission with gears instead of fake CVT transmissions.

[Wizard_of_Bong]

I just bought one of these trucks, and honestly, you're making me glad I did.

Compared to my Volkwagen, this car just makes so much more sense mechanically.

[beri]

My wife and I have a 2016 Mazda CX5 we bought brand new. It now has 150, 000kms and has zero rust and zero mechanical issues and we park outside year-round. I have done the brakes once, replaced the battery twice, replaced the serpentine belt and tensioner once, and done all required oil changes every 8, 000kms with full synthetic oil. It has been more reliable than most of the Toyota’s we’ve owned. Ours was made in Japan. People say the 2.5 litre engine with 185hp is gutless but it still has plenty enough pep for us. Excellent winter car too! We live near Edmonton Alberta and it’s our go-to for winter commuting…. just add studded Nokian winter tires and you’re good to go!

[sinegra]

I love that simple Mazda Enginreering!

[glamdring]

I'm driving a 2014 CX-5 with almost 90k miles on it and it's been a solid vehicle to own and drive. I live in the snow belt and the CX-5 is holding up well and really doesn't show much more rust than the example in this video. Mechanically the CX-5 has been a rock. I very much like the 6 speed auto in it vs the competitions 8 speed units which seem to gear hunt too much. The 2.5L engine has good power and excellent fuel economy and has been problem free over the 90k miles. I do use a high quality full synthetic oil and filter. As far as maintenance mine has required little besides oil and gas, although I have changed the trans fluid and filter myself at 60k miles (preventive maint only) and it's also had 3 brake jobs over the years. There's a rubber O ring on one of the brake slides in the rear calipers that tends to swell after a few years and will cause the rear brakes to bind on the inside. Most people tend to just remove it since it's only there for noise prevention but I choose to replace mine with a new O ring. Either way that fixes the issue of the inside brake pad wear on the rear calipers.

[ljpr]

They hold up better than most of the competition, we had some KMs 350, 000kms + in our shop 2013-2016 and was impressed at how reliable they are! Surface rust is just surface and is common on any 1 year old Canadian car without additional coating.

[RebootedMind]

Just bought a 2019 with 30k miles. I’m so happy there is no turbo or CVT 😁

[CSG]

Had a RAV and loved it for 10 years (a die hard Toyota/Lexus fan)…but the fun experience behind the wheel of the CX5 turbo signature and its outstanding interior sold me. The turbo engine is fantastic…such a fun, good looking car to drive. The RAV was utilitarian, the CX5 just more sport/luxury. Thanks so much for the review! Will be on the look out for the rust issue.

[metimeti]

I bought CX-5 last year and I needed to acquaint myself with the car. This was really a helpful video to identify components and understand the technology used. Thank you. Please do the same for 2017 Toyota RAV4.

[dsp-patrick]

WOW perfect timing. In process of buying a used CX5 and this really helped. Even showing where the trans dip stick was a big help considering in a google search I couldn't find anyone who knew if it had one or where it is. All I could find was "Its a sealed trans so there's no dip stick". Excellent piece of work and thank you!!

[curtbrackenrich]

I stumbled on this channel while looking at car reviews. So many of these channels have the same thing over and over again, everyone else seems obsessed with the headlights for instance.

This is one of the few that dives into the mechanics, very unique channel and I'm happy to be a new subscriber. This place is like car engines for dummies LOL, sorely needed and greatly appreciated.