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2025 Mazda CX-5 Consumer Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
49 reviews

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$29,441
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1 out of 5 stars

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)
68 of 96 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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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Nice mountain car

DFW, 01/26/2025
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo Signature 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Recently purchased a CX-5 Signature for normal commuting in and around a high altitude mountain town. After test-driving a competitor compact SUV in the class, we found the CX-5 to have excellent visibility, with a quiet ride, and confident handling on our curvy roads. The AWD has performed very well in the snow. The turbo engine is the way to go, at least around the grades we drive on, and of course, comes with lower gas mileage downside. I like the exterior styling that gives the car a classy, refined and timeless appearance after 9 or 10 iterations. The interior is designed with quality materials and layout and the luxury feel comes through. I find the controls easy to navigate, am not distracted by the heads' up display, and we were able to seamlessly integrate our android phones. The console-display interplay is dated, though we also have a 2019 BMW X3 with iDrive system and therefore no real learning curve. As noted by others, the front seats are on the small side with little side support. For long trips we use the BMW, and definitely something to consider when buying the CX-5, which is hard to judge from short test drives. The rear seat heating with controls in the center backseat pulldown, along with USB and cupholders, is a nice design feature for passengers. There is enough rear cargo space to ferry around our two medium sized dogs, although they do need to be athletic to jump in as the car sits up fairly high. We haven't had enough experience with the remote starting and phone app, but do like the key sensing that locks and opens the door on exit and entrance. Overall, we are pretty happy with the purchase.

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5 out of 5 stars

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EddieK, 09/07/2024
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo Signature 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Out on the open road a beast with the turbo without its a little slow

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3 out of 5 stars

IT'S TOO LOUD!!!

jjj, 09/17/2024
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 S Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful

The warning speed beep is too loud, that it may also cause a little panic to the other passengers in the car. The volume is annoying and the worst is, according to a staff I have inquired, it can't be adjusted. Other car brands, they do have the same feature but only a low volume, good enough that the driver can hear.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great for people with hearing issues

Steford, 02/22/2024
2024 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful

The Mazda has some type of acoustic glass. While I wear hearing aids, sounds, mostly conversations, are difficult to hear, especially when I am the passenger. I can hear so much better in the Mazda.

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