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Article mentioned 1988 for the RX7. But I owned a 1981 model
Let’s hope my cx-30’s cylinder deactivation doesn’t ruin it
Cylinder deactivation will always cause issues. It can be mitigated to an extent but it actually wears the cylinders that get deactivated more. You will probably be okay but it’s really not saving you much gas and it’s a hell of a job to fix. If you keep it for less than 100k miles you will be okay but over that you will be playing with fire
Can confirm, my CX-5 is nearing 300000 km and I’ve had no real issues beyond normal maintenance parts like tires, brakes and suspension stuffs
What suspension stuff? Did u need to replace anything?
I just had my first repair with my Mazda CX-5 2014. Some drains got clogged and water got into the passenger side. I had the drains cleaned. But I think i will have to replace the carpet because the smell is just not going away despite trying a few things. Carpet replacement is crazy pricy though.
Did you ever change your transmission or differential fluids?
One thing to note. You’d never see a CVT (poor reliability/listless to drive), on a Mazda. The Mazda engineers were very wise enough, not to join the “CVT Bandwagon” (i.e. Nissan, Subaru, Honda, etc).
I’m glad they don’t use CVTs but I wish they just used the ZF8 on the new RWD platform. It’s proven and dead reliable. They instead made their own transmission which isn’t as good and probably cost a lot to develop.
I mean CVTs are incredibly reliable if they’re in a Honda or a Toyota. This is a room temperature IQ take at best to treat CVT as a bogeyman lol
……my CX-50 has been in the shop over 35 days in 10 months and is one issue away from a lemon law claim. Don’t buy Mazdas built in the US.
The cars are great but most Asian car brands are reliable.
Even the Hyundais and Kias are pretty good as long as it’s not made for the US.
2015 CX-5 GT at 140k+ mi. Major fixes only include a fuel pump replacement at 78k and tensioner fluid leaking fix at 100k (replaced timing belt here too). Other than that, just normal maintenance: brakes, tires, oil change, batteries, etc. I just changed spark plugs at 138k for the first time. Still running well despite being rear-ended once that required full hatch and rear bumper replacement.
The only major complaint is cabin noise on highways. They have thankfully addressed this issue in 2017 and newer models. But as far as mechanics go, very reliable.
Also was an owner of a 2005 Mazda 6 before this one for 7+ years with low mileage (50k+). Never had any major issues, as well. Sold it to a friend that kept it for 10y+.
I’m about as big a Mazda fan as any if you guys have read my posts. I’m constantly defending them where it matters. But this article’s a big load of fluff. There are no artisans with robes and hair buns lovingly assembling the car or hand crafting an inspection guide sheet in the QC Dept.
They’re a mass manufacturing car company like any other. I’ve engineered mass manufacturing components for commercial industry that involved tens of thousands of components a year, consumer that’s millions of components, and medtech that makes implants for a single person. It’s all the same. There are a set of regulations and guidelines and if you do your job right, they will all statistically come out according to spec.
Where it always goes wrong is leadership driving things the right way for the bottom line.
Cracked cylinder head has entered the chat
My 3rd gen 3 has 150k and has held up remarkably well.
My Mazda needed a new transmission with less than 10,000 miles on it, but so far so good since then.
Be real cool if my 23 3 hatchback would stop rattling in new places as time goes by. My 18 3 sedan was silent
Yeah, I’m starting to collect more of them and I’m not even at 5,000 miles yet. Seems to be the infotainment screen mostly.
Ford inside!
Article mentioned 1988 for the RX7. But I owned a 1981 model
Topspeed is AI-generated waste. They literally write this articles about any car in existence and then hope you google for a keyword, or it gets plastered on your google front page if you search for it once.