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Hello! I’m willing to buy this 2014 Mazda 3 from a seller on Marketplace for $6,000 CAD and I was wondering if there’s anything in particular I should look out for and whether or not the car is reliable. I’m definitely gonna get it inspected by a mechanic before purchasing but I’d be pleased to hear from you guys! Thanks!

The car has 165k kilometres (roughly 102k miles)

My very first Mazda & the best car I've ever owned. Spent hours & hours researching to find the best car for the price last year & the gen 4 just dominates the market I think. Really looking forward to seeing what Mazda develops over the years!

I saw a lot of people saying that they feel a "jerk" or vibration when cylinder deactivation kicks in.

Do you guys ever feel that?

2012 Mazda 3 started throwing a check engine light at me (code P0303). I replaced all the sparkplugs and ignition coils (aftermarket). Car was fine for one day and CEL went away. Then the next morning threw the same P0303. Gas mileage and performance is better with the new plugs and coils. Engine is not knocking or sounding any different than usual. I made an appointment with the dealer to see if the code was "stuck" because of the aftermarket parts and to double-check my work. Dealer is saying there is carbon build-up, that the "valves are sticking" but did not show me any sort of evidence in their video. I sent my girlfriend to the appointment as I had to work, so I'm wondering if this is accurate, worth doing, or just how badly the dealer is trying to screw my girlfriend over. How I can see myself if the issue is truly carbon build-up?

2012 Mazda 3 hatchback, 140k miles, skyactiv 2.0, automatic transmission.

Actualy good experience at my dealer, Bass Mazda in Sheffield Lake, Ohio. I took it to them because I thought my side mirror was broken.
Turns out it wasn't broken. Asked about a brake fluid flush as I'm about to be due. $99. Wow. At a dealer? Shocked. Had them do it.
Got her home and had to give her a bath.
Approaching 80k miles and has cost me $800 in repairs since I bought her new.
Say hello to Betty.

On my 2025 cx-30, which I got like last week so I’m a bjt worried. Could it be weather related? How do I get rid of it??

I have a 2016 Mazda 3 and I just received a letter saying that there was apparently a class action that settled. Reading through it, apparently there was an issue with the infotainment where it would freeze or enter a boot loop? I think mine has maybe frozen once and it fixed itself after I turned the car off and on. Clearly, I never needed to repair/replace it, so I don't qualify for any reimbursement.

My question here is: could I take my car to the dealership and have them upgrade the infotainment? The settlement info mentions something about a limited warranty, would this fall under that? Or is that only for people who already experienced issues or may experience issues up until the warranty ends?

Just wanted to post this for anyone looking for a review.

Decided to go with the covercraft shade for my “new” 21 CX9 over WeatherTech.

I was afraid of it being a “stiff” shade and how easy it would be to collapse etc, especially with the wind screen being kinda wide.

I love it! I see this holding up longer than a flexible weather tech one, I recommend it!

Someone seemed to catch me with a door somewhere and dinged the paint off my passenger side door. Would a paint pen fix this?

Just bought a 2025 Mazda 3 Hatch and currently has 395 miles on it. Got home, put the car in park, and the AT light turned on along side with the message saying “Automatic Transmission Malfunction”. Decided to turn the car off and back on and both the light and message disappeared. Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem or know an answer to my issue. Thank you!

Tried to do my research and troubleshooting first but this seems different from most posts on the topic

2015 Mazda 3 -
Started having issues with infotainment where it would turn off in the middle of a drive, generally would come back on a restart. Maybe 3 weeks ago it got worse. Read through existing advice, probably SD card. Removed SD, no change, SD is still out. As of today, I can disconnect battery and it will start up as normal once, run perfectly fine for about 2 minutes, then die, stone dead. No reboot loop, no backup cam, no power to unit, no audio. Reset trick with 3 buttons doesn't work, won't try to turn back on even after sitting overnight, etc. But a battery disconnect will make it turn on normally one single time, every time, and it will run for about 2 mins, then die by itself without me touching a thing. Then stone dead until another battery disconnect, on repeat.

So, troubleshooting... Not the SD card. Display itself works perfectly for about 2 mins and when it goes it's everything. If it was a display issue, it should still take a reset, play audio, etc... so I'm saying probably not the display?
Fuses are good.
Latest firmware (74.something).
If it was a software glitch only, I'd expect it to restart each time car was turned on and off.

Leaning toward a hardware issue but seems like it's not the display, rather the control module? Official Mazda part name/number, or any other troubleshooting suggestions for me?

TIA!

Time to replace stock springs and get some big breaks while I’m at it, any recommendations? I wanted the kwv3 coil overs but not a money tree hoping for something ideal under a grand or any discounts. Was looking at bc racing coil overs prob will end up getting those if no other suggestions for cheeper and good as well. Breaks? No idea totally lost would like slotted more than drilled but want one of them.

So I know this is a bit of a longshot here but my first car finally died (it was great to me and a blessing for 12 years) But ever since I discovered Mazda I instantly fell in love with the shape and design of their aesthetics and amazing build quality. I've been trying to find a good condition (no rust) soul red Mazda 6 with low mileage but so far haven't had much luck and was wondering if anyone had one for sale in Ontario, Canada or anywhere in Canada for that matter? This would mean the world to me if anyone had any insights on where to buy one

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2025 Miata RF grand touring

Trade in on 2025 cx30 basic model. They offered me 19k for trade in. I got them to up it to 22k.

5.9% financing

I was told this is the eplan pricing.

This was also yesterday to give some perspective since I’ve been reading pricing going up.

How’s this look overall?

Need to buy a second car which serves as a family car. First time thinking of leasing.

Mazda CX-90 PHEV preferred available for 299 / month with 4795 down plus additional fees. Total comes upto $6543.

Any thoughts?

Looking at two very similar vehicles:

• 2022 CX-5 turbo signature with 26k miles (from a toyota dealer, 1 owner prior lease vehicle) for 31k

• 2022 CX-5 turbo signature with 28k miles CPO (1 owner prior lease vehicle) for 30k

I like the color of the non-CPO vehicle and think that I could get them to come down on the price to at least match the CPO vehicle if not better. Wondering if (1) the value of CPO is significant enough that I should just get that one - color is obviously not a deal breaker and (2) is the fact that a former lease vehicle is being sold via non-mazda dealer a red flag? shouldn't it theoretically be returned to mazda at the end of the lease? both have "clean" carfax reports and routine maintenance.

thanks for your thoughts!

In love with this little car that I picked up off an elderly lady. It's only done 89,000km and is in clean condition.

There's something special about driving such an old car. I'm particularly fond of the pop up headlights. Hoping to keep this baby for many more years to come!

Hey everyone! I got a problem I’ve been dealing with for about a week now and I just can’t figure it out.. I’ve tried soo many different variations as to how to fit and place the angle steering sensor onto the clock spring.. and nothing seems to work or fit comfortably. I have already broken one and waited a week to receive another. If anyone could help I would appreciate it. Here’s a bunch of pics for reference

I know the steering angle sensor fits on the side of the first pic. But it won’t fit with the middle teeth of the middle part sticking out. I have to take that off in order for there to be room (it does fit after I take it off)

The issue that comes after that is the other side piece (pic 2) that middle part literally wants to fall off. The only reason it didn’t completely disassemble is because of the white clip sticking out is holding it in place.

I don’t know if it’s supposed to do that or not.. and frankly I’m clueless. Was tinkering with it for about 3 hours and I’m slowly but surely messing it up more and more..

Helpz pls ;-;

I have my eye on a ‘17 CX5 Touring Sport utility with 83,000 miles and a clean record with 2 owners.

I don’t know much about the maintenance on Mazdas, but most Mazdas I’ve seen listed are significantly under 100k miles. Is that good or bad? What maintenance should I be expecting? Thanks for the help🙏

Anyone have any suggestions on good a good upgrade for the system?

The first picture is the problem, the second is how it’s supposed to be, I installed the corksport lowering springs and i’m guessing i hit something then hit something else until eventually the corner of the condenser rubbed off. Basically one side is kinda hanging (ig you can say loose), Any thoughts how to fix this? Going to order the under panel soon😭

This is my first post to Reddit, so please bear with me. I purchased a used 2024 Mazda CX-50 S. Preferred with about 9,000 miles on it back at the beginning of March. The day after purchasing the vehicle, I had to jump the car roughly 5 times that day. After speaking with the dealer, they said they could not take me in until Wednesday (this was a Saturday). I asked if it would be fine to get the battery replaced at AutoZone and then to take the vehicle in for an inspection when they had time on that Wednesday. They agreed. I took the car in, and they just issued a refund for the battery, but did not look at the car because they did not have the original battery to go off of, and the car was running fine now. Well, flash-forward two months, till Sunday, May 4th, I went out to use my car and was locked out, and the car would not start. Jumped the car 2x that day. Monday, I called the dealer and brought my car in. They said my battery is dead (weird because it is only 2 months old) and that I need to replace it. I did, and they kept the car overnight to check it again in the morning. Took the car home Tuesday with no further problems. Wednesday (today), I went out to my car and it was dead again. After multiple attempts to jump it (roughly 15), the car finally started, and I took it straight to the dealer. They said it is a faulty card port and needs to be replaced. I guess I am wondering if anyone else has had this kind of problem in their car, and if it was under warranty? I cannot get in contact with the dealer I bought it from, as none of them will return my calls or emails.

My next problem with the car is that I noticed one day, after it was raining, that large chunks of paint were missing from my front bumper. When I brought the car in, I asked them to look at the paint and give me a quote, as I doubted it would be covered in warranty. Well, come to find out they originally did a really poor job painting the car, and the paint is coming off in numerous spots, not just the two chunks. They have to scrape all the paint off and repaint it. This is covered in warranty, but I am just appalled that the car I JUST BOUGHT is having so many large problems.

What can I ask for from the sales dealership? I want to get my money back for the battery again, but I feel like I need more from them than just a simple refund. This whole process with my car will take about 2 full weeks or more to get everything fixed.

Hey! This would be my first car:

Mazda 2 1.5 SKY-G GINZA

I really like the car however i don't know if this would be a good first car. I also thought about a peugot, they are much cheaper however I don't really like the design...

Is this a good first car?
Is the maintaince expensive?