2023 Mazda CX-30 Consumer Reviews
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2.5 S - $24,325 MSRP
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$22,1472023 Mazda CX-30 Great little crossover
Sarah, 05/03/2023
2023 Mazda CX-30 Select 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
61 of 63 people found this review helpful
I got this over the Mazda 3 sedan/hatchback because it has better ground clearance, more rear headroom, and standard AWD. I've had it for about two weeks. Here's my pros and cons, coming from a 2019 Kia Optima. Pros: the handling is amazing. It's so sharp in turns, with very little body roll. I have no problem going a higher speed in a turn. I enjoy driving it, it feels almost therapeutic. Although, thanks to the great handling and 18' wheel size, you will feel more of the road. Decent power: while it's no Porsche, the 191 hp engine has plenty of oomph to get you up to speed. Especially if you put it in sport mode. I have no problems with accelerating or maintaining higher speeds. Interior quality: is top notch. Many soft touch services and comfy leatherette seats. The interior looks very classy and polished. Features: great amount of features. Standard LED lights, apple/Android compatibility, and many active safety features. (I recommend getting the select, the one above the base, for blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert, you also get the leatherette seats, roof rails, and rear privacy window tint, and smart key) Fuel economy: I get about 27 mpg with some highway but mostly city driving. That isn't bad for an AWD crossover. Neutral: the safety features. The safety features are much more "hands off" compared to my 2019 Kia Optima. I don't ever hear my Mazda beeping at me for taking my hands off the steering wheel for a moment. The Kia Optima was definitely more of a "nanny" car. Cons: Infotainment and climate system is finicky to use at first. It is a little bit of a learning curve. Cramped rear seats. This is not a vehicle if you're regularly going to be hauling around 4 or especially 5 full grown adults around all the time. It's just too small, especially the rear leg room. I'm about 5'6 and usually only have one passenger. So this is no problem for me. The fuel capacity is only 12.7 gallons. So you will be filling up more often if you're coming from a bigger vehicle. All-in-all a fantastic SUV for your money. As long as you view this as more of a lifted hatchback (due to its small size) than an actual SUV, and you like that idea, then this is the vehicle for you. Definitely give it a test drive, and test out the space, like folding the seats back. Highly recommend and hope this review helped!
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Best bang for the buck
Beezer73, 03/15/2023
2023 Mazda CX-30 Preferred 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
52 of 54 people found this review helpful
Comes standard with AWD, competitors charge $1500 more or don't offer it at all. They don't mention AWD in performance, value, wildcard, pro's/con's, how does it drive, or fuel economy. It should have been mentioned in all those because it affects all those. Despite me even writing them and telling them this, they refuse to change their review. It also has more horsepower than most in it's class. The Subaru Crosstek has 158hp and a CVT. This has 191 and a 6 speed. On looks and handling alone, this is top of the class by FAR. Top tier crash numbers too. I'm getting WAY over the rated mpg. On my morning 12 minute drive to the dog park and back, I get 34-37mpg average on that trip every morning. That's with 5 stops signs and 4 lights on that trip.
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Perfect Vehicle
Terry, 03/24/2023
2023 Mazda CX-30 Carbon Edition 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
49 of 51 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2023 CX 30 a month or so ago. I went to purchase the 2023 CX 5, but when my wife saw the CX 30 I was overruled. I cannot believe this little S.U.V. It's so much fun to drive and I feel like I'm in a high-end vehicle. The interior is nothing short of awesome. It's engine is more then capable for any driver. Those who have stated it could use a little more power should have bought a Dodge Charger. I could go on all day about this vehicle, but I will end this with. Great Vehicle!!!!!
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Good value for money, looks good, few flaws
Leon B, 01/17/2022
updated 02/13/2023
2023 Mazda CX-30 Select 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
48 of 50 people found this review helpful
Bought the car in Sept. 2021, have 5,200 miles at the time of posting of this to replace a 2014 Focus with the cursed DCT. Had considered a Mazda 3 sedan but this was not much more in price and better equipped. It is good value for the money. Inside and out much like a premium brand like Volvo, BMW, Audi and a step above a Honda, Toyota, Hyundai/Kia. Has a real transmission, not a DCT or CVT. Has safety goodies like the cross-traffic backup warning, blind spot, lane warning systems I like and need. I am only 5'4" but sit in it well, easy to get in/out of. With back seat down, can put in a lot of stuff, more than in a sedan. Getting about 28 MPG in mixed suburban driving. My only complaints are: The small cargo area with the back seats up, especially with the sharp angle of the upper part of the hatch gate. A few of the safety goodies a bit too nagging although some can be adjusted to be less annoying. The auto headlights don't go on when wipers are on (as required by law in NJ) in overcast daytime conditions, have to turn on manually. Get warnings to turn on and run car due to 'low battery' condition. Service warnings go on way too far before due (perhaps the dealer set it up that way ?). Has some blind spots even with warning systems. Update 2/10/23 : Has about 24,000 miles on it. Took this on a 10,000 mile cross country trip from NJ to LA in Sept. 2022. Never missed a beat. Rode firm and comfortable on interstates to twisties in the Ozarks. A/C kept up with 100F + heat. Operated from sea level to 12,300 feet but only got a little weak at the highest altitudes. Fuel mileage up to 33 MPG highway, Slight hunting for gear in transmission at times. Small fuel tank, should be 1.5 to 2 gallons more. Sometime the lane departure warning sees tar crack filling instead of lane markers. Visibility poor to back/sides, the blind spot monitor and warning very important. Cargo area a bit small with back seats up. Mine is in silver and when cleaned and shined up, just glows beautifully. Had to transport a friend who has a partially missing lower right leg and is over 6 feet tall, very difficult for him to get in/out of the front passengers seat.
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First SUV that a sports car driver will love.
AstroBob, 12/24/2023
updated 06/27/2024
2023 Mazda CX-30 Turbo Premium Plus 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
24 of 25 people found this review helpful
I am a high performance sports car owner for years and recently helped my son pick out a small SUV for commuting and weekend fun. I was impressed in the ride and handling of the car and it is pretty quick for a SUV. it has the turbo 2.5 engine and it has more than enough power. The interior is very nicely done. The HUD (heads up display) is very well done and useful. Of course the interior space is not huge as it is a small 2 row SUV but for my single son it is perfect and has more than enough luggage room. His came with the gorgeous tricoat red paint but if we had the choice it would have been a different color as those paints are very hard to match and touch up. On a sports car or weekend special it would be fine but a bit of an extravagant paint. But when he got it a year ago we were in the pandemic and he needed to get a car so selections were limited. The all time AWD works very well and we are hoping for good reliability like Mazda has had for years. Not many cons.... we aren't a fan of the type of controls that use a rotating dial to select lots of menus to change things but the GPS does work well. Entertainment is fine. He has owned the car for nearly 2 years and no issues. Fuel economy is OK although with a turbo and a hard driving kid it is hard to keep off the throttle ;-) By the way one neat feature is it can use regular or premium fuel. If you opt for premium it recognizes it and give you some more hp. For commuting he just goes with the cheaper regular and it still has plenty of power. As I mentioned the interior is especially nice for a SUV. It has dark brown dash with creme perforated heated seats which are nice here in snow country. Seats are comfortable with power seats on drivers side and manual on passenger side which I prefer. Rear footroom is fine even for my son and I who are both 6'1". Headroom is fine too even with the powered sun roof That sun roof is the one thing that came with the car but we would have prefered to skip that option. I have owned other cars that came with sun roofs and found them to be a mostly useless thing. A sun roof will NOT give you the same outdoor feel as a convertible. It will get hot with it open and frankly who spends all their time looking at the sky ;-) We recently scheduled an oil change and general maintenance. The day we got there we found out that a major hack hit lots of dealers across the US.... and many brands.All the computers were unavailable so back to paper and pencils. We could tell the employes were upset at that but had a good attitude. We were pleased to find that they performed the service in about an hour while we waited.... so kudos for dealing with that.The dealership seems to be pretty good thus far in our two years of ownership.
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