2025 Mazda CX-5 Consumer Reviews
Pricing
2.5 S - $30,265 MSRP
Edmunds suggests you pay
$29,1158 for sale near you
Prices based on sales in OH thru 7/28/25
Final assembly in Japan
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2025 CX-5, so we've included reviews for other years of the CX-5 since its last redesign.
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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Mental Rental
Mental Rental, Glens Falls, NY, 04/19/2025
2025 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
Rented a CX5 for a week. Maybe not a bad car for a single person who likes firm seats. But my family HATED the rear seat. The seats are very firm and contoured and if you don’t sit in them exactly as designed, they are very uncomfortable (read, hard to nap on the road trip). Very poor turning radius. Make sure you slam the doors shut or you may wind up with an unexpected dead battery. Small trunk. But if your only sitting in the driver seat it is as good as any other small suv. Typically stiff and sporty Mazda suspension and handling.
2025 CX-5 Select, Amazing vehicle
Gary's CX-5, 05/12/2025
2025 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S Select 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
First Mazda purchase in 25+ years, and I am simply blown away at the quality of this '25 CX-5 Select (it's made in Japan). Fit and finish are flawless. The interior looks and feels very upscale, and the car is VERY quiet on the road, very little wind or road noise. Very comfortable ride, smooth with just enough of a sport handling feel for me. No need for a turbo engine, as it has plenty of power in all capacities. My only worry with the vehicle was the MPG, but the first 500 miles of mixed driving I am getting over 29 mpg. This should only get better as I break the car in ! I've owned a few dozen cars in my time (Toyotas, Hondas, Subarus, Fords, Mazdas), this is probably my fave of them all.
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