2024 Mazda3 vs Toyota Corolla vs Subaru Impreza / $25k Comparison!

Not many cars can be had for 25 grand or less these days, but there are some hanging on. The Subaru Impreza, Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla are three distinct options at this pricepoint, today I want to find out how they compete amongst themselves and the likes of the Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, Nissan Sentra and more.

Thank you to the Royal family of dealers that let me test drive the cars for today's video.

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[GoldRaven-oeby]

Yeah.. the mazda is the best and its not even close. It has the most powerful engine, has a real automatic and is most luxurious

[menguardingtheirownwallets]

The nice part about the Mazda3 is that it comes with an automatic that has GEARS in it, not a CVT.

[bengaljam]

Bought a 2018 Mazda 3 with only 1000 miles on it in Sep 2018. Not sure why they sold it to me for so cheap but I got it for $18, 000 out the door. 6 years later and the wife loves it and no issues with it at all.

[LatinLegacyNY]

Mazda 3 clears. Gives you more for the money & is the superior daily driver. Having a traditional automatic transmission over a CVT is always a bonus as well. The only reason one would choose the Corolla is if you really want that hyrbid option. That & if you liked to be waived at since people will think you're an an uber/taxi . That will happen here in NYC anyways. With that said, I went with the Mazda 3 AWD hatchback. It's just too good of a car & looks damn good on the road.

[gudboic]

Got a Mazda 3 and it feels miles ahead of the competition based on test drives. Was able to get awd in the Mazda 3 for under 30k which is awesome

[christianacosta]

As long as Mazda stays off CVT's it'll always be my pick

[babychelf]

My 2020 mazda3 is th3 perfect economy car. Its gorgeous, has every safety feature despite being a base model, adequate powertrain and engine, incredible handling... Perfect for a single dude like me.

[robertwilliam]

I would take the Mazda 3 sedan any day.

[ethanlewis]

I just bought a 2024 Corolla LE w/Convenience package. I paid around $23K and I feel good about the purchase.

[MrSteveb]

I have a 2020 Impreza base, absolutely zero issues in 4 years of ownership, love the mpg, reliability and safety of full time AWD. Also the active safety features of eye sight which saved me once during a moment of foolish inattentive driving . My family has owned Subaru for years and think for the NW, they are near perfect

[chiiiiweeeee]

mazda: fun, exterior
toyota: fuel economy, reliability
subaru: snow, pet owners

[brady]

Love my 2024 Mazda 3 preferred! Couldn’t have been happier with my choice!

[autofigure]

Bought a manual transmission mazda3 8 months ago and have now driven it through every Ohio season. I have been loving it and love it more every day. the shifter / gearbox is SO smooth, it gets better MPG then the NA FWD auto version (about 30 city and 40 highway at 65mph here), and so many great premium features like the heads-up display, sun roof, blind spot monitoring, radar cruise control, safety features, the Bose speakers, heated seats, the stunning dark red leather, etc. and I bought it for $26k after taxes with 30k or 35k miles on it. I have VERY few complaints about this car and the only Issue I had was the OEM battery died shortly after getting it (the OEM batteries are known to not be great, replaced mine with a different one). It's great daily commuting and long drives, when you want to have fun it has a fun amount of torque past 2k rpms so you can rev it out for the torque if you want it and take off from lights pretty fast without meaning to, and if you want a more chill drive just keep the rpms below 2.5k and you get AMAZING MPG numbers (have had it go to 45 or 50 in the city sometimes if I drive REALLY conservatively, get up to speed not too slow or fast then keep the rpms low and just coast around, very smooth and relaxing and pretty flexible in how you want to drive but that's part of the benefit of a manual 😅). The interior cabin space with the dark red leather is beautiful and the experience as a driver with the Bose speakers blasting is just wonderful. Love this car.

[janoycresnova]

I feel like you get:
Mazda 3 for drive feel, premium interior
Impreza for utility, AWD
Corolla for reliability

[joenzlb]

Mazda wins my money with no turbo and no cvt thank you mazda for hearing what the people like😊

[nighthawkvca]

Really appreciate it when you include reported issues for every vehicle.

[anotheran]

Need manual, get Mazda. Need a real automatic, get a Mazda. Need the lowest priced awd, get impreza. Need reliability above all, get Corolla or impreza.

[aaromon]

"city bus material choices" - sums up subaru pretty well

[markcoopers]

This needs to be sent to everyone complaining about how there's no good affordable vehicles left

[visivoa]

Im a beginner driver my brother has a corolla and I got a mazda3 sedan. Corolla felt slower but easier to drive while mazda3 felt quicker and somewhat harder. Main key difference I got is that corolla has WAY BETTER cruise control compared to mazda3. Corolla would keep ur car in the center while mazda would steer ur car if you go past the lane. Corolla has also better lane recognition. Braking also felt easier in corolla but im thats probably becuase im still new. The infotainment system of mazda3 is surprisingly better to use when driving it took me less than a week to get somehat used to. Not having touchscreen for carplay is a downer.