Used 2016 Mazda 6 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
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ZoomnRamnWranglin, Virginia Beach, VA, 09/13/2015
updated 03/20/2018
Mazda 6 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
My update to this review is: I sold the car. All of the things I reviewed before (below) are true; however, I could never get past the fact that the car was just not fun to drive. The power/ Gas mileage trade off sucks the fun to drive element from the car and the handling is average, at best. Update after a year and a half of not having the car, I don't miss it at all. I am a big Mazda fan but unfortunately the new Toyota Camry is more fun to drive than the Mazda 6. (I drove a 2018 Camry rental car all last week. The 2016 Mazda 6 GT is a great car with a few features short of being equal to any Audi, BMW or Mercedes. The great: 1) This car is one of the most beautiful cars on the planet. 2) The interior of this car (2016+) equals or exceeds any luxury brand. 3) Gas Mileage is phenomenal. 4) The build quality of this car is awesome - the best of any car I have ever owned. 5) The adaptive LED headlights are AWESOME! I can't imagine ever owning another car without them.
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Test drive a Mazda6 = go home with a Mazda6!
Joseph Adcock, Houston, TX, 11/07/2018
updated 11/08/2021
Mazda 6 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Preface: My travels place me in a rental car every month. I am profiled to be in cars ranging from Cadillacs to the 600 to a new Camry. They are all great cars by the way - american cars are really good now, but nothing compares to my purchase 22 months ago when I bought a 2016.5 Mazda6 Grand Touring, Saying the car is impressive is an understatement. My vehicle came standard with all the upgrades a GT brings (19" tires, full leather, Bose, Moonroof, etc.) and Premium package adding the upgrades like Lane Change Assist making this car to me fully loaded; did not have the cruise control upgrade (later driving a loaner during a service I am glad it did not). The performance, the handling, maintaining it, warranty coverage for issues easily score 5/5, Bose 3/5, Bluetooth 3/5, luxe feel inside car 5/5; suspension 4/5, comfort 4/5, gas mileage 3/5, stock Dunlop tires 4/5, other components 5/5. The Mazda6m i feel is the best driving and best performing small sedan out there. It beats the Accord and the Camry like a bad dog! All the write ups are accurate - of these three in a comparison the Mazda wins hands down, and its true. My car today has 41,000 on it and I drive it - I really drive it! I would say that I "get after it" when driving and with this car it is easy to do. 100% of friends riding in it have made comments about how beautiful, luxurious, smooth handling it is. All are true! I have heard more than one time "wow, this is a Mazda? They really stepped up the game". Statistics don't lie - 100% of the people riding in my car say one of those comments. I think by eliminating the Parchment leather interior option would be smart. It's beautiful but it is a nightmare to keep up with - and I am pretty meticulous about maintaining my car. Not a good pick for 90% of you out there, maybe myself too? The exterior is Titanium Flash Mica and simply put - freaking gorgeous! The paint does chip more than I think it should from stones in the road though. The infotainment - for as much of an improvement coming from a Honda product, it honestly could be updated and more user friendly with better graphics. The Dunlop tires *stock on 19"* are loud and terribly expensive but they still have 40% tread at 41k miles with amazing handling and wet handling so no real complaints there. Maintaining at the dealership is inexpensive. Mazda is known for reliable cars and this one is holding true - with original brake pads on it still and nothing pressing for a replacement, original battery and its reliability display by me is a 5/5. I have the heads-up display - and I love it but think it could have had more functionality with more options to beam to it. The car's overall ride is ok. The roads in Houston are among the nation's worst and the Mazda6 with the high performance tires allow each bump to be heard and felt, but it is specific to this city and otherwise it rides pretty well. The MPG is surprisingly not as good as hoped (with AC on) I only get 18-23 mpg on a tank but I do drive it robustly. Highway (with AC on) 26-30; no AC 30-33 mpg, saving the overall rating for the 174 hp it produces. Last thing - resale. It really doesn't do that well, the value plummeted to about $18k for a $33k car within these 22 months, Fortunately I have no plan to get anything else, but it bears mentioning, I am not sure why because I feel this car is a 4/5 overall and it is without a doubt my favorite car out of my 16 cars I have owned. Mazda is underrated by the public but it shouldn't be. Go drive one and you'll buy one like I did! Updated Review Nov., 2021 The Mazda6 is turning 5 next month and it now has 85,500 miles on it. The only things that have required attention were: Brakes & Rotors (at 77,000 mi) Battery (Jan 2020 - 3 yrs is the avg here) Tires (44,000 -2nd set; 80,000 3rd) Grand Touring Rims Issue The smoked paint flakes off rim 1) received new set in 1/17 Fr Mazda 2) received a rim refinish on all 4 in 7/19 By Mazda South 3) ended up having all 4 diamond coated in black metallic since the car was out of its warranty & flaked off for 3rd time. No issues since with rims. 4) new shocks and front struts. And that’s it! As you can see tell the only issue I’ve had with this car are the rims. When new, they were beautiful but within 12 months or so they would lose their clear and the paint would just fall off. It happened 2xs on 2 sets of rims so I don’t know what causes that. Mine are black diamond coat and everyone (but me) likes it better :( like this. My 2016 M6 GT has never been out of service mechanically not even one day during my ownership (which deserves acknowledgment)! It is still my honest opinion (now having owned Toyota, Honda and 2 Mazda’s) that a Mazda is an underrated value for the money and I’ve gotten much better overall customer care from the dealership as well as Mazda of North America about stitching that came apart from my driver seat - covered ! Nothing ever required my Toyota to be out of service either but my ‘12 Accord was an entirely different story. I laugh that people are so bought and sold by the success of Honda’s marketing team. My Mazda is hands down 10xs the car my Accord was and if I didn’t live in flood prone Houston I would get another but will move to the CX line due to this, which breaks my heart.
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10 month review - 2016 Mazda 6 GT
Ernie, San Francisco, CA, 06/22/2016
updated 12/26/2018
Mazda 6 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
3 year update: I’ve had this car for 3 years now. Still getting very good mpg. Mazda finally came out with apple car play. Rims are still peeling and I went over warranty mileage so I’m on my own. Overall good car and I’m happy with my purchase. Love this car and I would definitely buy it again. First the cons: The trunk opening is very small, I have difficulty putting bulky items in. Ride is a little stiff, but that's to be expected with 19 inch rims on the GT trim version. A little noisy on the interior still, but much better than the 2015's I test drove. First couple of days I kept hitting my head while entering the car. One thing I didn't find out until after I purchased my car was that the infotainment system locks you out of almost all the options screens if you are driving. This was annoying when having to stop to add my passengers phone to the Bluetooth device list. A simple google allowed me to find a hack to disable that feature. All 4 of my rims started peeling less than a year from purchase (covered under warranty) and my rotors have gotten warped. Nothing that can't be fixed though. Pros: Handling is amazing. Love the look of the car. Fuel economy for 60highway/40city is around 33mph. Love the Leatherette. At first I though the digital speedometer was a gimmick, but I've learned to love it. The folding rear seats are great for large items.
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Mixed Emotions 2016 Mazda 6 Grand Touring GT
new Mazda6 owner, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 12/24/2016
Mazda 6 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I've been leasing this car for a little more than 8 months now . My intention was to buy the car at the end of the lease, but today I find myself already looking to get something different. I"ll tell you why. First, I think the drivers seat is very uncomfortable. I'm an average sized man 5'10, 205lbs. The seats are too narrow. The sides of my legs get pinched by the seat bolsters. The seat seems to have broken in some, not as bad anymore but not great either. I have to drive with the seat back as far as it can go to get enough leg room , then this causes a visibility issue out the drivers window . The B pillar is in my line of sight . To look left out the drivers side window I have to lean forward quite a bit to see down the road clearly. Blind spot monitoring is a must. Very difficult to see out back window or over left shoulder. I'm always adjusting the seat to try and achieve a satisfactory mix of good comfort and good visibility. The day after I brought the car home it snowed 4 inches. I drive 30 miles to work on rural roads at 4 am so the roads are usually not plowed. The Dunlop tires on the car did not perform well , so this winter I bought a Winter tire and rim package from Tire Rack. I was very excited to get snow this season and it's snowed at least 4 times 4 inches or more. The Mazda6 is either too light or the traction control doesn't work well because I don't have very good traction in light or moderate snow. My 1997 Honda Civic with Douglas all season radials handled better in the snow than the Mazda6 with Michelin snow tires on it. Very disappointing. The infotainment screen has went blank twice and also froze where none of the controls worked. I turned the car off and on a couple times to reset the system. I called the dealer and they say they can't diagnose the problem unless it's still glitched out when I bring it in. I like the idea of the Active Driving Display but I don't like the plastic screen. The display should project onto the windshield. The screen is always in the up position even with the display off. I turn the display off at night because the display projects off the the screen onto the windshield right in my line of sight, very annoying. Eliminate the screen. Wind noise starting around 45 miles an hour. My 2009 Hyundai Sonata was a lot quieter. The mazda6 has a lot of good points though. I like the way the car handles and feels on the road, feels spirited. I get upwards of 35MPG mostly highway driving . The interior materials feel upscale not cheap . I like the layout of the dash and the commander dial for the infotainment system. I have every available option on this Mazda6 and I think it's a great value for the money. My favorite features are body styling, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, dynamic bending headlights, shiftable 6 speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters, Bose Stereo, bluetooth, and the heated seats. There are too many options on this car to list everything I like .
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Sharp car great value
howard, Newark, NJ, 04/06/2016
Mazda 6 i Grand Touring 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Not many on the road compared to overabundance of Honda Accords, Toyota Camrys, and Nissan Altimas. Sporty but not fast comfortable ride set on sporty side, good handling. For a mid sized car very good fuel economy, EPA at 38 mpg Hwy Opted for Mazda over Cadillac ATS 2.0 Turbo because unsure of Caddy's long term reliability overall and turbo in particular. Only have about 1000 mi. on car so far but very happy. With Grand Touring package has almost every option, very nice sounding stereo, like heads up display
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