Used 2005 Mazda MPV Minivan Consumer Reviews
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Skip Dickinson, 04/09/2017
2005 Mazda MPV LX 4dr Minivan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Bought a white 2005 MPV new in spring of 2005. In the summer of 2009 my wife put a little ding in the rear bumper. We didn't get fixed because so much rust was already showing at the bottom of the doors and the wheel wells. It's 12 years old now and the dealer says it's so badly rusted it's no longer safe to put on the lift. I took it to Carmax to see what they'd give me for it and they quoted me $200 because of the condition of the body. While I'm sure that Mazda has improved the corrosion resistance of their cars I would never consider buying another car from them.
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best van on market
stevey woods, 02/02/2005
2005 Mazda MPV LX 4dr Minivan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I looked at every minivan on the market, and drove them all. The design, the build quality and the performance sold me on this van.Your report states that this car has a "clunky" transmission and a loud engine, I don't know what car you were testing, but my MPV shifts gears like silk, never had a smother shifting transmission.
Sauna in the Summer
Mom Parker, 05/10/2008
2005 Mazda MPV LX 4dr Minivan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
We bought the MPV when we were expecting our first child. We were very pleased at first until we realized that the van was not equipped with rear air vents. There are four vents for the entire van. The summers in the south are brutal. We can no longer make our children endure the heat with no air vents. Needless to say we are now in the process of finding a new vehicle. Aside from that we are pleased. The only other complaint is the driver side window motor had to be replaced. We have put 36,400 miles on it and it still is going strong.
It's really nice but could be great...
Aaron Strasswimmer, 08/19/2005
2005 Mazda MPV LX 4dr Minivan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
My wife and I shopped for a minivan for over a year. We needed more seating space than our Saturn VUE provided us. We didn't want to get a van that was oversized so we focused on the MPV, Kia, Caravan and even considered the new Saturn Relay. After driving them we decided on the Mazda by a landslide. We've taken it on a few trips now and it is very comfortable. I really can't tell why Edmunds says "clunky transmission." I haven't found it to be that way at all. We would recommend it to anyone looking for seating of up to six regularly.
28.9 mpg on first tank of gas
jat, 05/13/2005
2005 Mazda MPV LX 4dr Minivan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
First tank was 28.9 mpg highway miles from Ohio to West Virginia. Going from a SUV to a van I thought I would be disappointed. The van was great and handled well.
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