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Great with some small annoying stuff
mary668, 05/20/2012
2013 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
I have had the car for three weeks. Great! Smooth drive. Quiet and though I know about the driver mirror vibrating over 60mph, not a big problem for me. Fits me well, it is comfortable.
Come on, Mazda!
Christina, 07/31/2015
2013 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car used with 46,000 miles on it ONE month ago. Yesterday the clutch pedal had no pressure and the gear box wouldn't let me select a gear (it's a manual). After having towed my two year old car to the dealership, we found out a cylinder was shot. Ok, not a huge deal...it's covered under warranty, right? WRONG! Mazda, how can a faulty cylinder not be covered by the power train warranty??? I mean, come on! We called Mazda customer service just to make sure the dealer wasn't being dishonest. We could barely believe it...there in the fine print was a huge bill for a two year old car. Makes me wonder what's yet to come. If you're going to make a car with this kind of dangerous vulnerability, at least back it with your warranty.
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Great car, great value, a top choice for small SUV
Larry J, 07/19/2018
updated 07/22/2019
2013 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
12 of 13 people found this review helpful
I've watched and read on these SUVs for several years. This CX-5 racked up lots of wins in comparison test in car magazines that I read. A "real driver's car" for an suv they said. When we were in the market, I was happily surprised to see their reliability record right up there with Honda and Toyota but at a more affordable price. It is also a Consumer Reports recommended used car. We love it. Only small gripe is the now out of date GPS and out of date tech. I wish these systems were more updateable as phones change. But, a nice aftermarket deck with CarPlay and Android Auto will take car of this. Cross country highway trip results: 31 mpg at steady 70 mph on flat highway. Peaked at 34 mpg for some slower sections. Very comfortable, no back aches or real weariness even after 13 hours on some legs. 2014 and newer models now have an Apple CarPlay update kit available from the dealers. Another drawback on the 2013 GPS - you can only load Eastern or Western USA. Our maps quit at the Kansas border when going into Colorado. As noted above though, there are many aftermarket options for updating this system, so it is a small annoyance easily overshadowed by all the positives. Update: Still an awesome vehicle. Great mpg, comfort and reliability. Still debating an Apple Car-Play upgrade but then have to work out the interface, camera, etc. Mazda should offer a factory like upgrade to bring this model up to the latest Mazda Connect system.
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Best Crossover For the Money
flarp, 08/14/2012
2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
16 of 18 people found this review helpful
Got the Touring w/ Bose Audio + Moonroof and Technology packages. Compared w/ CR-V, RAV4, Forester, and Murano. Engine is smaller, but it is plenty responsive. All the others I tried had more raw power, but the difference wasn't significant for most commuter driving. Handling and road feel, the CX-5 blew all the others out of the water. It's a crossover, but it handles more like a sporty sedan. Fuel economy was also a huge improvement over the others. All this at a price about $2-3k less than comparably equipped models from the other manufacturers.
cruise and gas problems
rich186, 03/30/2013
2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
Bought the car last May, Great til Aug. On a trip when cruise went from 2400 to 6000 rpm. Happened 4 times. Thought the engine was going to blow. Highway gas mileage went from low 30s to upper 20s. Since 1-1-13 have avg. 31 in the city and 29 on hwy trips. Mazda says there is nothing wrong with the car. I live where its flat. Cruise goes into passing gear when going up the slightest incline. Again Mazda says thats normal and its saving gas by doing that. Service manager told me today that mpg hwy is only good up to 60. After that your mpg will decrease. Sky inactiv tech. Am going to try to see if Mazda USA can help but I guess it will be like hitting my head against a wall.