2013 Mazda CX-5 Customer Reviews

Pros

• Seat Comfort

  mostly because they are cloth seats. they are adjustable.

• Dashboard

  has everything on it. you want to know what the weather is?

• Fuel Economy

  this was a must-have.

Cons

• Interior Space

  I haven't been able to dim or brighten the interior dash lights. I found where I can adjust the radio/navigation system.

• Technology and Entertainment

  I have been able to use them remote start once and that was at the dealer, and then I was standing right next to it. I even changed batteries.

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  rear wheel drive offers a great handling dynamic.

• Fuel Economy

  26-32 mpg

• Cost to Maintain

  cheaper to maintain than most cars

Cons

• Cargo Space

  you have to get creative to get anything to fit

• Cabin Noise

  Quieter than my previous Miatas but still pretty loud.

Pros

• Ride and Handling

• Cargo Space

• Interior Space

Cons

• Fuel Economy

• Braking

• Power

  the 2013 is a little underpowered compared to the 2014+. It's fine for me but doesn't have a lot of 'oomph' if that matters to you.

Pros

• Technology and Entertainment

Cons

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  Efficient

• Ride and Handling

  Stable

• Technology and Entertainment

  State of the art

Cons

• Cabin Noise

  The window seals could be improve to reduce wind noise

Pros

• Fuel Economy

• Interior Space

• Technology and Entertainment

Cons

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  Maybe not the best, but one of the better in its class

• Ride and Handling

  A very smooth ride, while not completely removing all feel of the road

• Safety

  I really appreciate the backup camera and the side lane warnings!

Cons

• Visibility

  All the headrests and vertical roof/ceiling support struts make it a bit hard to look over your shoulders to check for cars to your left or right

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  Good, 30-35 mpg highway, high 20s city

• Ride and Handling

  Nice smooth, quiet ride, very good handling for an SUV

• Value

  Great value. For a vehicle priced from the $18-25k or so, you get the value of a vehicle significantly more expensive than that.

Cons

• Power

  Very few complaints, but with the 155 hp engine, it is somewhat underpowered. I would imagine the 184 hp model would be ideal in this regard, though gas mileage will be reduced. Personally, I'll take it slightly underpowered for the improved mileage.

• Technology and Entertainment

  Overall, the technology and entertainment features are excellent, and this really is a knit-picky complaint. The cruise control is somewhat jerky if you use the accelerate button to increase speed. If you manually increase speed, then set the cruise control, it works very well.

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  Very responsive

• Value

  More affordable than most cars in it's class

• Power

  Lot's of pickup for the size of the engine.

Cons

Pros

• Fuel Economy

• Ride and Handling

• Interior Space

Cons

• Visibility

  Looking through rear-view mirror seen limited through back window.

• Power

  When using cruise control, car seems to be delayed in switching gears on inclines.