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3.38 out of 5 stars

Car lighter fuse blow out

Sara, 08/22/2005
2005 Mazda 3 s 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my new Mazda 3s on Friday and by Sunday I had no turn lights, power locks, stereo console lights, tachometer lights, working keyless entry, rear defrost or A/C, and it said my parking brakes were on even though it was disengaged. The service man said "Don't go blaming the car now, this is a common problem if you plug in an ac adapter into a Pontiac, Subaru, GMC car...." All this because I used a car charger to charge my phone?!

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Nice little car!

Ed, 03/02/2006
2005 Mazda 3 i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I've had this car for 5 months and 6,000 miles. The mileage keeps getting better as the engine gets broken in. Is now ~35 mpg (mostly highway) with the 2.0 and 4 speed auto, and still more than 30 with some city driving. I don't like the front seat and the console that cramps my right front leg (why do all these little cars have them if they're FWD?), but it's fun to drive with very good passing acceleration and the SMOOTHEST automatic transmission of any car I've ever been in. The oil filter is not really a problem since the dealer is very reasonable on the cost (~$10 over Wal-Mart) and does an inspection, too. Nice little car!

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5 out of 5 stars

Great car

Brandon, 05/14/2017
2005 Mazda 3 i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Get better clutch

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5 out of 5 stars

05 Mazda3

McKinney Robin, 01/21/2022
2005 Mazda 3 i 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought mine new in 05! Just rolled 300,000 on it and still going strong. By far the most reliable car I've ever owned.

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