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3 out of 5 stars

It’s a nice car but...

David, 12/13/2017
2016 Mazda CX-3 Grand Touring 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 10 people found this review helpful

I purchased the fully loaded model with all of the bells whistles including iactivesense. CONS: 1. No light in the glove box or the driver side mirror. There is also only one dim light in the trunk. For a fully loaded model, this should be great. 2. The USB ports don’t work well. They keep my devices from losing charge but don’t charge the device more. I have to use the one cigarette lighter port to have it charge my device. This should work! 3. No power seat adjusters in the driver seat! For the fully loaded model, this should be standard. 4. No middle seat storage up front and a crappy arm rest (that I had to purchase separately!) 5. Not fast! Take a while to speed up! PROS: I used to have a Mazda 3 fully loaded and it was loud inside. This car is quiet inside. OVERALL: for the price point it should be perfect. It needs improvement. So after less than a year, I traded the vehicle in! Wasn’t impressed.

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3 out of 5 stars

General Disappointment

Amy Hamilton, 07/13/2016
2016 Mazda CX-3 Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
16 of 35 people found this review helpful

Limited Driver View (lots of blind spots). Read head rests cover seat when down jutting out and making ride uncomfortable in back seat. When up, they block driver rear view sight and leave about a 18 in view space between head rests. Controls in panel between seats and the toggle to select is annoying and while voice control works fine, radio stations take too many "clicks" to get to. As well, touch screen is disabled when driving. Annoying.

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4 out of 5 stars

Zoom...Zooom

Candace Krefft, 01/18/2017
updated 07/18/2019
2016 Mazda CX-3 Grand Touring 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

There are two things that I dislike about the car. There is no center compartment to store things in and it did not have an electric seat available. I enjoy driving the car overall and it does have lots of Zoom....Zoom. I purchased the car because I wanted something smaller but did not want to give up luxury because of that. I have had 3 Mazda's and have never had problems with them.

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4 out of 5 stars

Great little SUV

Ann Farley, 01/13/2019
updated 07/17/2019
2016 Mazda CX-3 Grand Touring 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

This car is loaded, comfortable, and a bargain compared to other SUVs. Other suvs with similar features cost considerably more to purchase and maintain. I average 28-29 mpg around town, 30+ on the highway. Sufficient cargo room for its size, and adults have expressed good rear leg space. It starts quick and handles exceptionally well around corners and rainy days. I’ve only driven a bit on snow and it drove fine, taking obvious precautions for bad weather conditions. I’m selling it because of personal life changes.

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5 out of 5 stars

I drive more than most

Rich G, 10/28/2017
2016 Mazda CX-3 Touring 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I do around 35,000 a year and usually I fall out of love with my vehicle but not this time. I currently have 61,000 on my 2016 and the car is perfect in every way.

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