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Great car
dtom1, 07/01/2014
2014 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2014 Mazda 3 Touring in May 2014. So far I'm very satisfied with its performance, fuel economy, ride and handling. It's giving 32 mpg and I drive mostly within the city. On highways the car is extremely stable and predictable.
This is the compact car you're looking for
eserna, 11/02/2013
2014 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The 2014 Mazda 3 is an eye-catching car. That's enough to get you in the door. Once you sit down and take it for a spin, you realize there's not much reason to look at the competition. It's fun to drive, loaded with tech at your discretion, good on gas, and, oh yeah, it's the best looking car in its class. I purchased the i-touring sedan in Soul Red with the technology package, and I couldn't be happier. With over a thousand miles on it already, I've been averaging a shade over 35mpg overall in mostly highway driving, with a couple more conscientious drives hitting the magic 40mpg mark. While the price may be a shade higher than others in its class, consider it enjoyment tax.
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VERY tight and quality built auto!
Jerry, 02/06/2022
2014 Mazda 3 i Sport 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The 2014 i Sport model I bought had 66K on it. The Mazda 3's were known for being a tight vehicle but they actually made it 30% tighter! I can go over speed bumps faster than my 2013 Elantra easily. The interior is comparable in some reviews to a more upscale BMW considering the quality look and feel. I agree. The skyactive 2.0 actually got me 41mpg on the road and most the time between 27 and 31 in town. And plenty of hp but I don't get into it much as I like to see how high my mpg can go. The skyactive redesigned engine needed more engine room with a longer hood to accomodate the exhaust redesign which makes it more sleek looking and aggressive overall, love that! The car as a whole was somewhat noisy over certain road surfaces so I spent many hours insulating inside all 4 doors plus all the trunk. Also sprayed 6 large rubberized undercoating in all wheel wells and underneath car. That made a heck of a lot of difference! It has a more expensive car feel being more quiet. The transmission shifts very smoothly (changed the fluid) plus full synthetic in engine. Very smooth idle as well. I have been all through this car especially underneath and took note of how they built it. It is one very well built car, they did not cheap out. In fact I was reading that they put more money into the interior appointments AND components to make it handle like a sports car. In fact I took three curves in a row with my Elantra which wasn't too bad but when I took the same curves with my Mazda 3, I had to double check to see if those were the same curves. The Mazda took them with so much ease it was like it was asking me, 'is that all ya got?" I have never paid the bigger money for a BMW etc but this by far is the tightest and most fun car to drive except for my 1993 Miata which I owned for 16 years. It doesn't have a lot of extras in terms of accesories and the stock non-Bose radio kinda sucks but I can upgrade down the road. I did upgrade both front speakers with 6 1/2" Kickers which did help in addition to the insulation in the doors. Today after getting out, I turned around and admired my car saying I am so thankful for this car! I have done that many times after owning it 7 months. That is a very good sign of my satisfaction. Thanks Mazda!
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Reliable, Economical, and Fun to drive!
jb57, 10/28/2014
2014 Mazda 3 i Sport 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is our 2nd Mazda (wife owns 2012 Mazda 5) and we've been very pleased with both vehicles. Mine is the 2014 Mazda 3 sedan sport edition w/ manual shift. Am averaging 36 mpg. Before buying, I test drove a Civic, Corolla, and Cruze. All seemed to be good vehicles but the Mazda stood out for its handling and appearance. Leg room and head room are just fine (I'm 6' 2"). Trunk space is larger than I expected. The engine is quiet as a kitten. My only knocks are the average looking cloth seats (I replaced w/ leather) and road noise on select highways. But, boy are these cars fun to drive!
Just totalled it and I'm sad it's gone
Sarah H., 03/03/2016
2014 Mazda 3 s Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
First things first, it was a lease. I mention that because I have no idea what we ended up paying for it. I enjoyed this car. Driving 33 miles one way to work every day and sitting at red lights for most of it, was where the vehicle excelled. I'm relatively small, so the seats were very comfortable to me. My fiance is only 5'11" and said he felt too big for it. The rear seats are a joke. Unless you are a toddler or just toting around less than 100 pound dogs, it probably won't be big enough. The few times an adult was in the backseat, it seemed very cramped. It's a four cylinder, though a zippy one, it's not a rocket-ship. I moved while owning this vehicle and the fold down back seats were awesome! Lots of room for a tiny car. Mine routinely ended up at the dealer for little things. First my radio stopped working within about 8 days of ownership. According to them, it just needed an update which I really blame the dealer for more. Why that wasn't done before I left with the car the first time, I'll never know. The heads up display broke twice for no apparent reason. One of the speakers blew out. The navigation system was horribly out of date. My fiance's 07' truck was more aware of the roads near me than my 2014 car. I was never able to get the USB port to do anything other than very slowly charge my phone. The back up camera worked flawlessly as did the blind spot monitoring. It was noisy, though it didn't really bother me at the time but in hindsight, there was a ton of road noise. That being said, it handled getting in a car accident wonderfully and I walked away with just a bruise. All and all, not a bad car and I miss many of it's little features.
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Best Car l have ever owned
bmystro, 02/25/2015
2014 Mazda 3 i Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
The Mazda 3 I have is hands down the best car I have ever owned. The design is great and with the connect system it makes driving on road trips so much better not having to mess with wires. The price is great and when you look at comparable features in car's like Mercedes and Audi this is just a awesome value. Proud to drive such a nice car!
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Richard A Sundt, 01/27/2016
updated 07/27/2018
2014 Mazda 3 i SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
Blind spot over passenger seat Climate control is very bad,controls hard to adjust while driving. Car is to small for separate zone controls. Tempetures don't not settle to set temps. Seems adjustments have to be all the way on high or low, no in between , that includes ac. Car takes forever to heat up when cold. Car causes static when using Bluetooth . Road noise but I knew that and does not bother me. Sound system is great when not using Bluetooth . Phone system is great. Traded for BMW. Disliked that also. Went to Mazda 6. Love it only dislike - door frame to far forward makes difficult entry if over 6' and should have gotten power seats.
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Lots of little things are going wrong
Beverlykid2000, 03/22/2016
updated 10/17/2016
2014 Mazda 3 i SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
7 of 14 people found this review helpful
I traded up to a 2016 Toyota Camry SE! No problems so far. After owning the Mazda 3 for about 18 months, I am flabbergasted that the light in the glove box went out almost a year ago. The remote only works 75% of the time and the suspension seems to be shot. The blue tooth will go offline and take forever to get back on line. The GPS is totally unreliable. It will actually have you leave the expressway and get right back on for no apparent reason. Once I was trying to go home and it kept telling me to turn around and go back to where I came from. It took an hour longer to get home then it did to arrive at my destination. I would not buy this car again and am thinking of dumping it ASAP.
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too many things wrong
bill parker, 06/06/2016
updated 12/07/2016
2014 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
This was the highest rated of the small cars I evaluated for purchase, trading in a 2005 Acura TL. Most everything has been fine in the 21 months I've had the care EXCEPT mainly the audio system. I tried three different MP3's, none of which worked in the car. I finally got an iPod to work except that it often stops working unexpectedly. The radio presets do not last more than a day or two, then disappear. The flip up speedometer indicator soon stopped flipping up high enough to see it and sometimes doesn't come up at all. I usually have to flick it up. Resetting the odometer is a struggle and I sometimes cannot get it to work at all. The navigation system has some nice features but I have sometimes had to drive off the road and turn off the engine to get it working correctly. The voice direction on the navigation system is nearly inaudible at highway speeds. Although I like the mileage and the car is easy to drive, I would not buy it again and am considering trading in earlier than usual on Ford Fusion hybrid or Camry hybrid. This is about the 10th new car of my life and the only one with this many problems from the start.
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great all around with odd omissions
brant82, 11/13/2014
updated 05/16/2018
2014 Mazda 3 i SV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
9 of 19 people found this review helpful
After getting a monthly lease down below $200CAD we could talk about the base model. I couldn't have been happier to find out that the base model does NOT have the horrible tablet slapped on the dash. My requirements were a 6spd manual, blue tooth and a trunk large enough to hold my golf clubs year round. The hatch did not have enough space for the golf clubs so it was out and for the price point no other auto maker had anything that could compare. UPDATE: After 3 years it is still a very fun car to drive, the steering, handling and braking are great. If you have the standard and drive it like you stole it then it is plenty quick enough. There have been zero problems, and repairs required other than one warranty issue with one of the rear seat belts. I thought i would be fine with the base version but the complete lack of options is crazy, there is no tach. and this is insane for the 21st century. To move up a version of the car puts it into a different comparison bracket and to go to the bigger engine puts it in direct competition with a base WRX so that is no contest to me. The seats are comfortable enough but it is not a relaxing car for a rush hour commute that takes me 40min to go 12 km. There is no were to rest your arms easily, there are zero comfort features. The lack of heated mirror all winter drive me nuts as my 93' acura had all of these features. Yes i know that lack of modern convenience was my choice but in the same price bracket i will be looking at a Hyundai with all these features for a few thousand less next year. I drive the car hard and the mileage is still fantastic, i don't speak retard so i get around 7.5L/100km. The maintenance of an oil change required every 4 months was a surprise as well as the cost of their yearly services were a heck of shock! The trunk has a very small opening and even with seats down it's hard to get anything in. The trunk is not all usable space as the two arms on the trunk lid swing way down into the space and it's about 100% of the time i have stuff in the trunk that these arms hit and i have to rearrange/ smash it all to shut it. The car handled OK in rain and appalling in snow, just a total lack of feedback. I had lived for 15 years in Calgary and only had small cars with all seasons and never had a problem, always with a manual. The car is loud, like going slow sitting in traffic and things are loud, i have the stereo cranked up to 40 to hear podcasts. This car is a mazda, it will run forever with very little hassle and fun to drive when you are moving fast enough to call it driving. The mechanics can not be faulted and their pricing to add options is silly to me. If your looking for a simple car that drives well above it's class this is the car for you. If you are looking for comfort the Koreans are the way to go. Don't be fooled by their hatch back as "bigger" the car is actually smaller and using that space is next to impossible without the seats down. I have now given the car back at the end of the lease. It was a great little car to boot around if I didn't have to drive from red light to red light. I drove the devil out of it and i pity the fool who picks it up off the dealer lot as it's gonna look like a perfect deal.
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