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5 out of 5 stars

Super fun to drive with the luxury feeling!

Regina G, 05/05/2019
2019 Mazda 3 Premium 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
11 of 21 people found this review helpful

Absolutely love this car! Sold my challenger and was wanting a fun car to drive with great gas mileage. I have the Polymetal grey metallic and love love the color!

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5 out of 5 stars

This car is amazing

Chris , 05/31/2019
2019 Mazda 3 Premium 4dr Hatchback AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 20 people found this review helpful

Recently bought the AWD hatchback and all I can say is wow

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2 out of 5 stars

Not ready for prime-time

Brook Stone, 06/22/2019
2019 Mazda 3 Premium 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
47 of 100 people found this review helpful

This is my third Mazda 3. I bought the Premium Sedan in a beautiful blue and was so excited to get the new model with all the new technology. However, I could not be more disappointed and will never get another Mazda. The most basic car functions do not work. The bluetooth is almost non-functional. When I talk to people they often can't hear me and when I leave a message it isn't decipherable. If I turn the fan all the way down, I have better luck as it diminishes the background sound. It still isn't clear but better. I never had any issue with my 2015 Mazda 3. Then the HVAC system is ridiculous. The thermostat runs very hot so it's hard to get a comfortable temperature in the car. Add to that it blows heat when you turn on the A/C sometimes. This is a problem they know about and say there is a patch coming. I have no confidence whatsoever in the fix. Then there are 2 gas gauges, one a normal dial that barely ever moves and another gauge adjacent to that that shows in a linear graph form the miles remaining. The 2 gauges never agree. Then the gauge with the miles remaining, started at 300 with a full tank but then only showed 280 when filled. Then it would drop 20 miles after I had gone about 4. This is absurd. I can't believe they didn't do the work to be sure of the quality control. I don't know if my car is a lemon or not but some of the issues I've been told are known and Mazda is looking to fix them. I sort of dread getting into my car not knowing what is going to happen next. It drives nicely, smooth and comfortable and the seats are good. But this does not compensate for all the normal functions that simply don't work. Shame on Mazda.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Daniel, 05/05/2020
2019 Mazda 3 Preferred 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Its a really nice car. Very compact and comfortable. If you are much taller than 6ft, I wouldn't recommend. It's a nice family car if you have a smaller family. Gets amazing gas mileage. The trunk space is huge for a small sedan. Molded sears are comfy when driving for 2hrs plus. Definitely a good buy and worth keeping.

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3 out of 5 stars

Sexy car let down by technology

carguru, 06/20/2019
2019 Mazda 3 Premium 4dr Hatchback (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
28 of 67 people found this review helpful

The car has class leading exterior and interior styling (Honda, Acura, Toyota are not even close when it comes to styling beauty) but the information system is overall a step backwards and should be redesigned immediately. The screen is very poorly shaped as it is very wide and very narrow height wise thus when you engage the back up camera you get a very small image that occupies only a small portion of the screen ( I have never seen such a tiny image on a supposed premium car (the back up cameras on the cheaper Hyundai's I drove were superior as at least on the US version of the 3 mazda short changed us and did not include trajectory lines or 360 degree camera). Even my older 2014 mazda 3 had a better back up camera as the screen is much bigger height wise resulting in a bigger image which fills the whole screen. I also noticed that the maps on the Navigation do not fill the screen and Mazda foolishly deleted the touchscreen functions which is clearly a step backwards as apple car play and android auto are designed to use touch screens (the older mazda had touch screens but it could be used only when the car was stopped (another snafu as Mazda should have the touch screen usable even while the car is moving). Mazda also needs to add more physical buttons either on the sides or bottom of the screen as this is very user friendly feature which I find on many other competing vehicles. I am also disappointed that we get the carryover 2.5 liter engine. Mazda should have introduced the 3 with the 2.5 turbo and the Skyactiv X as options. I also think Mazda should strive to make their vehicles with more interior room and cargo room rather than almost always rank near the bottom in this category when compared to its competition( also you need to realize the 3 should had ventilated seats, rear a/c ducts and maybe a panoramic sunroof if it really wants to be considered premium). Maybe Mazda could improve the back up camera without doing a completely new screen with maybe a software update which makes the camera image use the whole screen and have trajectory lines (this could be a running change that would be included in the later produced 2019 Mazda 3 and given as free update to the buyers who already own a 2019.

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