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2 out of 5 stars

Decent until 70k mi then engine blew at 77k mi

B in Dallas, 04/14/2020
2014 Mazda 3 s Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Bought this car used with 8k mi on it in 2014. I love the fit and finish of the car but the infotainment system was def buggy and would drop my phones bluetooth. Served me well until around 50k I had to put a thermostat in because air kept blowing hot while idling and heat took 8000 years to warm. Then I put another thermostat in at 60k miles for the same reason. Then another one at 74k along with a water pump. Now I’m at 77k and cylinder 3 blew and the engine is being replaced. Not sure if I had a lemon or what, but the last six months have been hell. I have always had faith in Mazda and know several ppl who run me into the ground. Beware of this year model though

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2 out of 5 stars

Loved it at first.

Brittany J, 12/28/2016
2014 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful

I really loved my Mazda3 at first. After 20,000 miles, however, I started having problems with it. This car is super comfortable and gets great gas mileage. That's about it. Almost every warning light is on in my dashboard, although nothing is actually wrong with the car. The power seats stopped working randomly. The entertainment navigation (round dial) FELL THROUGH the interior of the car. I hardly even use it, I don't know how this is even possible. Luckily, my hand is small enough to fit through the hole that it fell through. This just shows that the car was very cheaply made. The car is very, very slow when accelerating as well. I'm having all sorts of technical problems with it, and I just don't like this sedan as much as I thought I would.

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Mazda 3 Electronics

John Thoreson, 01/12/2016
updated 10/30/2017
2014 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
8 of 20 people found this review helpful

The dealer never got the very expensive technology package to work correctly after several attempts. The GPS rarely worked and other technology features were unreliable (HUD wouldn't work, entertainment system would freeze, etc.). I got tired of continually bringing the car into the dealer and being without it for days so I got rid of it with only 17,000 miles on it.

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4 out of 5 stars

Elderly Folks & Big Dogs: Find a Different Car!

Toni Wolf, 02/15/2016
2014 Mazda 3 i SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful

If you either are older or carry older people around, this is NOT the car for you because it is too difficult to get in and out of. For another thing the rear doors do not open wide enough for a large dog to get in and onto the back seat.

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3.25 out of 5 stars

was sadly disappointed

mark394, 08/14/2014
2014 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
15 of 46 people found this review helpful

We've always liked Mazda's, this was our fourth, a 2014 mazda 3 Touring sedan, it could have been so good, but the front interior space felt cramped and a bit difficult to see out of, the rear seats were very difficult to see out of. The really ugly looking radio looked velcroed to the dash was a constant eye sore. Not sure if anyone else has been bothered by this but there was always an very annoying clunk sound coming from the suspension going over bumps. We traded it after four months for another new make :(.

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