Used 2013 Mazda 3 Hatchback Consumer Reviews
Gas mileage cheat codes!
Trevor L. Burrell, 02/06/2016
updated 02/08/2018
2013 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This car with the SkyActive technology gets completely unfair gas mileage. Unfair to the service stations because you won't be giving them money very often. I managed to drive from Wilson NC to Greenville NC using only 13 miles on the range on this car after fill up in Wilson NC! It's wonderful. The push button start, Bluetooth, push button keyless entry on the door handles and all the other features are incredible. Five stars!!! *Update* after owning the car now a little over two years the above is still true. It could use a bit more power in the engine. I really wish it had a turbo. At times when the need to power past another vehicle there is that noticeable delay as the engine takes time to rev up to the appropriate RPM in order to achieve max torque to give you that speed increase. I know its mpgs would suffer as a result so it’s probably better as is but I do wish it had more power. I would probably buy another vehicle with better power and keep this for commuting to work.
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bfalck, 02/07/2013
2013 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
26 of 40 people found this review helpful
One of the main reasons I choose the Mazda is the way it handles. Good highway acceleration, holds the corners very well with very little sway. The ride is fairly quiet. Six speed AT (with manual option) shifts very smooth. Four wheel disk brakes make stopping very even and sure. Rear trunk has a removable attached cover that conveniently rises when the rear lift gate is opened and conceals everything when closed. Black cloth seats are comfortable and nicely contoured. Owners manual is very complete and easy to understand. Cruise control buttons have raised centers which allow me to keep my eye on the road. I'm getting about 30 MPG overall. Good safety features, insurance cost reasonable.
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Decent economy car
hmowner, 08/01/2013
2013 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Of so many choices in the compact car market, Mazda's marketing motto has been "Zoom Zoom". Well, I bought into that hype but found the car to be just one of the economy compact cars. It gets decent mileage and it is fun to drive if you rev the engine and give up the mileage. You do pay a bit more than other compacts for the privilege of enjoying the "Zoom Zoom" - which is really about the car handling, not the acceleration. Interior is a bit old compare to Hyundai/Kia. The major surprise that I found is the terrible road noise. Don't know if it's the factory tires or the car itself, but this is one of the nosiest compact!
Buyers remorse
Kat, 10/12/2017
updated 04/17/2020
2013 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 17 people found this review helpful
we got this car almost 5 years ago now, and we have wished we got something else immediately. It has the fuel economy transition, so maybe that is part of why, but it often doesn’t seem to want to down-shift to give any acceleration. This is especially true when stopping at a red light which then turns green before you stop. The car just does not want to go for like 2 or 3 seconds, which is definitely enough time to piss off you and people behind you in traffic. There are an absolute ridiculous amount of blind spot areas for such a small car; thank god I got the blind-spot monitoring option, or else I probably would have hit someone I genuinely looked for by now. Also got the Bose sound system because it came in the tech package and that was definitely not worth the extra cost. My biggest complaint is probably just how cheap everything feels and seems to have been made though. I pushed a little hard on the inside of the door with the window down one time and I think I broke and bent the insides somehow because stuff rattles in there ever since, and I am just a small lady mind you, I didn’t push very hard. Dual climate control is a joke, doesn’t work, you both just are too hot or too cold. Speaking of too cold, I live in Utah and drive 30 min to work and am only just warming up by the time I get there and have to get out of the car. My poor toes have never gotten warm in this car in the winter. OH! And the back seats are so small a 6 year old barely fits without his car seat!( just sitting, Carnot moving). All in all, we should have not gotten this car, and now that we are almost done with payments, we feel like we need a new car to replace this one already, even though our 2001 Pathfinder is still going strong.
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tuckerk801, 06/08/2013
2013 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This car is amazing, it is fun to drive and gets excellent gas mileage. Glad when mazda built a gas miser they didnt forget their roots of zoom-zoom!