2009 Mazda Mazda3 consumer reviews

Great car great on gas! Looks good smooth drive. Wish it had a bit more power. Great value for your money. Good car for teens first car. Cheap to insure.

I love my mazda. It makes great mileage. The handling and ride are very nice. I have to admit it is fun to drive. Got 47,000 + miles on it and no problems! I put close to 100 miles on it every day and it still rides like new!

Fact: This is not an Audi. If this comes as a surprising revelation to you, then you should spend a little more time reading up on cars before buying. Some might say for half the price of an Audi A4 station wagon, it would make sense to get half the car. Well, in that case, this car is quite a deal because it is much more than half an A4. It is spacious, reliable and fun to drive. It is a smooth and quiet ride. The concerns raised by some reviewers about the tires are legitimate, but adding all-season tires made this car handle and drive like a dream and I would recommend that upgrade to everyone. Additionally, this car keeps its value extremely well, has widely available parts for any necessary repairs and is a steal at the pump. At 65 MPH with a fully-loaded car (and by fully-loaded, I mean everything I own was in the car), I still got 32-34 MPG. In the city, it's possible to get 28, but with a standard, it's just too much fun to push it around bends corners and I get something closer to 25-26.

When getting an oil change at the dealership yesterday, found out needed new tires at 15,600 miles. This is due to a defect in Mazda setting the alignment/cambur incorrectly. I had the tires rotated at just under 6,000 and 12,000 miles, but they had worn so bad on the insides of the tires that they were close to having a blowout. Mazda did nothing about it and did not respond to my complaint yesterday. I had to pay $560 for new tires and alignment.

The Mazda 3 Hatchback, has an air conditioner that hardly works, the dash kights a so dim when you turn them on in dull days that they cannot show the dials. I had to pay $100 after 15,000 miles for a new airconditioner filter. Why? They said mytires needed replacing after 15,000 miles because they were sport models and that is how long they last. Every time I bring it in for it's regular check-up costs me $200-$300. What a rip-off. The suspension is so tight you feel every ripple on the road, and the road noises are excessively loud. I spent over too much for the car, and it, and the dealership are lemons. Next time back to Hyundai.

This vehicle looks good from the outside and the warranty sounds like it will be good while your at the dealership, but Mazda DOES NOT stand behind their warranty. No matter what dealership, they will look for any way to avoid paying for any warranty work. I will NEVER buy another Mazda, nor would I recommend this brand to anyone - friend or foe. In addition, my brand-new 2009 Mazda3 has terrible air conditioning. On summer days it does not get cold at all unless you have been driving on the highway for 20 minutes and even then it's not very cold. Kind of hard to believe a brand new vehicle wouldn't even have good a/c. Don't waste your time, buy a Nissan or Toyota. My fiancee's Nissan Altima runs perfect and the a/c feels like a Lexus - Ice Cold! And the warranty actually means something.

After driving a Toyota for 12 years, and after test driving the 09 Corolla, 09 Civic and the 09 Mazda 3, no doubt the Mazda 3 has the best features, more power and nice gas economy. The engine (manual trans) responds extremely well. The Radio sound quality is excellent. Both heater and A/C are very powerfull. Am driving 50% highway and 50% city and fuel consumption is about 30 mpg. Great handling and did I mention that it's fun to drive.

-I was driving a MazdaSpeed6 but could only extend the lease a total of 4 months- it had to go back- my 10 year old was devastated- Dad's "rocket car" is gone. Outstanding car in every way! -Knowing that my lease was ending I had been car shopping over the internet and in person for months- wanted a car with pop at a responsible cost/month with my oldest now in college. -GTI was $329./month- too steep. Liked the car- did not love it. -MazdaSpeed3 also too steep- felt that car was way too stiff, jarring and darty to drive- you need to be on the ball at all times. -Took out the M3i Value Edition 5spd.- looks sharp and drives great. Truly handles well. I drive this car smooth to get the best mpg. I has 1/2 the HP and torque as the MSD6 but still merges well and drives great at 70mph. Also nice to pump regular gas and pay $20 for a fill-up. I am getting 28mpg in combined driving. -Fit, Finish. Interior and Features are top shelf. -Very pleased over the 2 months I have now had this car. $189./month for 36 month lease- just taxes, DMV up front. -In my experience Mazda is now 2 for 2!

Mine is 2 years old and still feels tight. I drove a Civic the same day as the Mazda3 and there was no comparison. It has been absolutely dependable and trouble free.

My wife and I traded in our SUV for the Mazda 3 Hatch and we couldn't be any happier with it. It is fun to drive, gets good gas mileage and it is pretty rooomy for a small car. I love the way it drives, the steering is very responsive, like a sports car and it has plenty of power in the 2.3 liter to get the car really moving. Plus we really like the car at the gas pump - ZOOM-ZOOM forever!!!