2024 Mazda CX-5 Consumer Reviews
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2.5 S Select (Editors' Pick) - $30,720 MSRP
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$27,938Prices based on sales in IN thru 8/4/25
Final assembly in Japan
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Knight Driver, 10/26/2024
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S Premium Plus 4dr SUV AWD w/Prod. End 11/23 (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought CX5 last February just because my son need a car, I gave him my 2010 CX7 ( which is running so good with 190K on it). My new CX5 is really fun to drive esp in highway. I didn't notice about the slow brake as some complained. Kind of not nice if the speed is under 15miles/hour but once you pick up a speed, it run so smooth and powerful. Of course as expected the back seat have no space and small cargo space.
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Otherwise awesome car jerks at a stop.
Dylan H, 11/14/2023
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S Preferred 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
29 of 37 people found this review helpful
Let me tell you, the soul red is beautiful on this thing, and the whole car inside and out is a real eye-catcher. The engine has a good amount of get and go and is quite responsive. The leather seats are awesome for the 34k price tag total (preferred trim) and I'm happy I managed to get the 16 inch wheels in a higher trim level because I get thicker tires with them. This translates to better ride comfort. The independent suspension is sublime, but man the brakes are really mushy. 9 months in I'm still getting used to them. There's also this weird jerk that happens when coming to a stop from 45mph. It's not a shift from 2 to 1 either. I confirmed that by shifting into manual mode and watching the gears go down. I will come to a stop, I see it go to 1 and then the car just kinda jerks forward. I don't know what this is but wow is it annoying as ****. Brought it to a mazda dealership and the engineers just put their arms up like they don't see it and later claimed it was normal. Insane. I've driven 9+ different cars, manuals, cvt's, traditional automatics and none of them did that. Even had a 2016 scion iA (auto) with the supposed same 6 speed and it didn't do it either. The 2013 mazda cx9 didn't either... in fact none of the cars I've driven in OR rid in did that... totally baffled and no one has a fix. All the mazda dealerships have cancerous locations that only have high traffic 50 mph roads or semi-busy 30 mph roads making braking from 45 a total nightmare which is mainly when the problem happens. God save this car pls
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It's fine, but lots of annoyances.
Mazda Owner, Victoria, Canada, 10/23/2023
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo Signature 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
82 of 109 people found this review helpful
Pros: Good horsepower and torque. Good seat height. Easy to park. Mileage is as expected: 24 MPG combined Premium gas, and 25 MPG combined Regular gas. Good passing power. Good fit and finish. Cons: Cocoa brown seat color leads to a very hot car interior in the summer. Regular gas leads to engine rattles even though Mazda says you can use it. Dashboard buttons are way too small, way too low, and hard to read. Steering wheel is only heated at 9, 10, 2 and 3 o'clock. Remote only works within 30' of car. Remote sometimes does not work even seated in car with remote in your pocket; a message comes up that the signal is too weak. Transmission is clunk compared to Hondas. GPS is not user friendly. Key fob is massive and yet has tiny, hard to read buttons on the side. No option to turn on/off the heads up display except for that particular drive. Piano black dust collector on center console. You cannot lock the doors while the tailgate is up or closing; you must wait 20 painful seconds while the tailgate closes and locks. Side door water bottle holder does not hold water bottles vertically, but instead at a weird angle, so make sure your water bottle cap is really tight!
Beautiful but Uncomfortable
Randy W., 08/24/2023
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo Signature 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
56 of 74 people found this review helpful
I bought a new Mazda CX5 Signature in June, drove it for one month and traded it. After reading reviews seeing high marks for build quality and performance, I picked a CX5 with signature trim and a turbo charged 2.5 liter 4 cylinder. The car was beautiful and well built. I enjoyed the quickness of the turbo 4 and the dark brown leather interior with wood trim was very appealing. However, regardless of the appearance, the seats were terribly uncomfortable and the interior was very cramped for both front and back seat occupants. Even with power adjustable front seats, I could never find a seat setting that I was happy with. The seats were very hard and narrow, and even after short drives, I found myself trying to find an acceptable and comfortable seat position. I would encourage anyone that is considering a Mazda take a long test drive before deciding to purchase and pay particular attention to interior space and comfort. Mazda could really take some lessons from Subaru and Honda on these points.
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WORSE CAR SEATS EVER, AND STILL ARE
Mr. Don, 11/28/2023
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo Signature 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
85 of 114 people found this review helpful
I love everything but the seats on this vehicle, I have driven tons of rentals, owned, borrowed and taxi vehicles and none had the worse car seats design than Mazda CX-5. AND IS PAINFUL because the vehicle is great!!! Everything is well made and practical, but as you drive it for more than 30min. then you hate it. Can't believe no one has come up with better seats for this car. Why Mazda designers have fix it????
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