2025 Mazda CX-30 Consumer Reviews
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2.5 S - $26,415 MSRP
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2025 CX-30, so we've included reviews for other years of the CX-30 since its last redesign.
Love the Mazda
Ramwerks, 03/16/2024
2024 Mazda CX-30 2.5 S Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
22 of 22 people found this review helpful
Purchased my Mazda after driving a Ford F-150 for 5 years, the Yin and Yang of vehicles. The truck was fantastic. I was looking for the following in a new car, in no particular order: - Reliability; want to keep the car for 10 -15 years. - All Wheel Drive: live in the mountains so this is a must have. - Good gas mileage. - A real transmission; no CVT, see reliability above. - Fun to drive, dare I say Sporty. - Quiet when going down the road. - Comfortable front seat. - Great stereo. - Nice interior. - An SUV, it is easier to get into and out of the higher ride height of an SUV. - Wealth of Driver aids. - Affordable; got a great price with 0% financing. My kids are grown and the vast majority of the time it is just me in the car. Occasionally it is my wife and I in the car. So, the smaller rear seat area is non-issue. It took me two years of research, reading reviews, a few test drives and 0% financing to get me to finally decide on the 2024 Mazda CX-30, S Premium. As much as I wanted the Turbo the increased cost, slightly lower fuel mileage, and potential for longer term increase in repair costs pointed to the non-turbo car. So far, after a whopping 1,500 miles, I love the car. It is everything I had hoped for and expected. The gas mileage is about 34 mpg in mostly highway driving of 75 miles per hour. It rides superbly, love the heavily weighted steering, it is sporty and fun to drive (for me it is a much better driving car than my wife’s Audi Q5), the stereo is wonderful and with the back seats down there is enough cargo capacity. It is so much easier to park than the truck. Has done fine in the snow and ice; just need to slow down a little with the OEM all season tires. Will put dedicated snow tires on the Mazda next winter. Really like the center dial instead of a touch screen. Took me about 5 hours of driving to get comfortable with it. All the buttons and controls feel solid and are laid out in a easy to use and intuitive manner. Overall, a great car. Will see how the reliability is long term. It is not perfect, but I could not find the perfect car. A few nits. The cellular reception is worse for some reason with Apple Car Play than when the phone is just in regular use. For example, it can take a while and needs more bars of reception to load Pandora with Apple Car Play vs. just using the phone and no Apple-Car Play. The wireless charger seems to heat up and not always work, trying to figure out if it is my older phone or a real Mazda issue. The center console does not hold a lot (Oh ya, this is a subcompact car). Miss the Ford's ventilated front seats. I am adjusting to the Mazda’s engine power. It takes a little longer to get on the highway, pass going up mountain passes, and overall to get up to speed than the Ford F-150. Yet, it is no problem going over 11,000-foot mountain passes while exceeding the speed limit. The benefit is gas mileage right at or better than the EPA estimates. (got 38 mpg on one highway trip recently) My gas bill is almost cut in half from the truck. Extremely happy with the car and look forward to seeing how it holds up in the long term. Also, love the Deep Crystal Blue Mica exterior.
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Zippy compact SUV
LadyGray4110, 02/16/2024
2024 Mazda CX-30 2.5 S Select Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
20 of 21 people found this review helpful
A zippy sporty compact SUV. Great for empty nesters, young adults, and young couples. Good looking interior with a luxe feel inspite of the leatherette seats on this trim level. My car came with 18" Bridgestone Turenza tires. I get 33mpg traveling 75 to 80 mph on the interstate with this 191 horsepower engine. Putting it in sports mode, gives you a bump up when passing. I disagree with some reviews on the overall ride. I find it a smooth ride and the engine is really good and quiet at high speeds w/o a turbo. The negative is the upshifting from first into 4th gear is somewhat raspy/harsh as it tries to get there way too quickly. But younger drivers make like that racy sound but can annoy the rest of us. I think this lowers the fuel economy for in-town driving at 22 mpg. On the highway I'm getting as high as 33 mpg. Overall I enjoy the ride of this car with no complaints. The seats are very comfortable. At 5 ft 6. I really like the front seats. It has somewhat narrow entry for all doors but the seats are comfortable. Also, less leg room for those in the back. I don't consider it to seat five people. Instead I consider seating for four adults just fine but not for long drives. I like the fact that it actually does come with the compact spare. The back, it's one of the smallest areas that I've seen on compact SUVs. It will do, but I use up all the space getting groceries. One of the biggest complaints I hear about Mazda cars is the inability to have full touch screen capabilities. But coming from Honda cars and their complicated touch screen, I find Mazda a relief. I like navigating with the joystick like option. Within a day or so I was able to navigate through all the menus with no problem. Now I prefer no touch screen. If you want touch screen for Android Auto or Google Play, you'll have to go to a higher trim level for the 10-in screen. Another complaint I've heard is the automatic parking brake will engage when it's in park. Then you will have to manually release the parking brake each and every time. This is no longer the case with this 2024 model. The parking brake will engage but will automatically disengage once you shift into drive or reverse. This trim does have rain-sensing wipers, heated rear view mirrors, auto climate control, all the safety driving options, but not heated seats, no power seats, or turbo engine. The center console leaves much to be desired. It's small....accommodating a few things. There's only two cell phone ports in the whole vehicle located within the console which I found really odd. Mazda could do better. There is no 12 volt socket. The cup holders towards the front makes it awkward to place and retrieve cups. I had to buy new cups as my others were too high and interfered with the dash controls. Hopefully they will move the cup holders to the side of the gear shift rather than to the front of it. All in all I am enjoying my first Mazda ranking it 4 due to small rear cargo.
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Little SUV - Big Value
O'G, 06/21/2024
2024 Mazda CX-30 2.5 S Select Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
16 of 17 people found this review helpful
We bought our first 2024 CX-30 in January to replace a disappointing 2024 Hyundai Elantra for our around-town car. Our touring car was a 2022 CX-5. After driving the 30 for several months we decided to replace the 5 with another 30. My wife and I are empty-nesters and almost all of our driving is without passangers. We do frequently travel so we purchased the roof cross bars and and Thule cargo box for our golf or skiing gear, depending on the destination. We recommend the Mazda all-season floor mat option as a better alternative to Weathertechs. The Mazda options are much easier to clean. Why the 30 over the 5? We really enjoyed the 5. It was great for towing my motorcycle and had significant cargo room. But I just enjoyed driving the 30 more and more. The 30 is quieter - less road noise, less wind noise. Entry and exit is just as easy as the 5 and at 79, that's really important. The interior is awesome for its class - lots of soft materials and no plastic squeaks. Visibility is excellent and there is a long list of safety features. The ride is superb and strikes a perfect balance between sporty and posh. It's simply both fun and comfortable to drive - a rare combination at the price point. Transmission gearing is excellent and the power train allows solid acceleration from stop lights. We live north of Syracuse and really appreciate the AWD given 5 months of potentially serious snow. My wife and I use the same front seat settings so we opted to forego power seats and save $$. Good for us but otherwise recommended. In 59 years of marriage we have purchased over 35 new cars for ourselves, children and soon, coming of age grandchildren. Among those, our first Mazda was the GLC (Great Little Car), the predecessor to the Mazda 3. We have had 2 Mazda 3s, 3 Mazda 5s, 1 Mazda CX-5 and now, 2 Mazda CX-30s. Every one has been trouble free. While we started with a GLC, now we have two GLSUVs.
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Bargain High End
RUSH, 05/09/2024
2024 Mazda CX-30 2.5 S Select Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Great car for reasonable price. Nice solid uncomplicated engine which will be easy to maintain and interior looks premium.
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Best Car So Far
SG77, 05/11/2024
2024 Mazda CX-30 2.5 S Select Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Purchased brand new a little over two weeks ago. It’s comfortable, quiet, responsive and fuel efficient. I got the non-turbo due to better reliability. Impressed that I was able to get 40 mpg on a highway drive. Looking forward to keeping this for a long time.
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