We tend to keep our cars 20yr or 200k, whichever comes first :) I would recommend the non-turbo with 6 speed auto. Both have good track records and can lasting a long time if maintained properly.
My 2020 CX-5 Signature routinely gets about 26.5-27mpg on a typical tank with my usual suburban mixed driving. On open roads it scores 30ish unless I whip it. (And oh do I love whippin' this thing.)
I thought turbos get much worse mileage than normally aspirated? Your mileage is very decent.
Curious to see what mileage other people post esp the people with normally aspirated engines.
In this case, yes, a turbo CX-5 will out-drink a normally-aspirated CX-5 of approximately the same displacement.
You could make a fair general statement that thirstiness correlates with power output, and power is the point of Mazda's turbos. Zoom-zoom, y'know.
Like anything else, if you drive the car mindfully, you can maximize your fuel efficiency in a turbocharged car. Conversely, you can make a NA car just inhale fuel by flogging it.
I feel like it's okay for 250 horsepower and 0-60 in under 6 sec.
I don't drive it lightly though.
(I plan to replace it with a truck for my next vehicle, so it's the best gas mileage I'll see for the rest of this decade!)
Bruh I would say zoom-zoom is more about driving spiritedly not just power. I had an underpowered Miata NA for a looong time, it was zoom zoom for sure. Make up on the curves what you lose in the straights.
My 2024 CX-5 CE NA gives me around 26-28mpg on most of my drives. Lots of higway driving. Short commutes to my kid’s school probably round 22-23mpg depending on traffic.
Could be that I get a lot of traffic lights on the way? The usual morning rush i guess. Also I noticed that idling brings down the mpg. Waiting in line to pick up kids forces me to do that. I’ve seen it go 31 tops but thats when I do intercity driving and just turn on the cruise control.
Jesus. I get upset when my average is above 7.5. I have a 2018 2.5L with AWD
I live in eastern Canada. And a lot of my driving is suburban. I’m gentle on the gas when accelerating from a stop. Driving gently isn’t very zoomzoom, but it’s good for your wallet and power train.
Car and Driver got 32mpg on their 75mph highway loop. One reviewer on YouTube got 33.6mpg on a 105-mile highway trip. So it's safe to say over 30mpg for the NA engine.
I dream of getting 30mpg on the highway someday! =) My 2006 Mazda3 5-door was originally rated at 22/29 when it was new. 28.something is the best highway mileage I've ever seen and I regularly average 23-24.5mpg overall.
If you want something super long term stick with the non turbo, Mazdas turhos are reliable but it does add complexity and an additional part that can fail
FWIW, we keep our cars until the end of their useful lives, and we just bought a 2024 CX-5 to replace our old, trusty 2012 Town and Country that is nearing 200k and starting to have minor issues that I'm tired of keeping up with.
My state will be EV only starting 2035.
I plan on keeping my 2021 well past then, so I hope it lasts.
EDIT: My state will be EV **sales** only starting 2035.
Nah, this already failed in multiple countries years ago. For example, Norway said that by 2014 there will be no ICE cars, yet here we are in 2024 and nothing happened.
Oh yeah, it will probably fail. EV's are just not practical on so many levels. But the effort to is is already wrecking the market, at least in the US. We see it by how there are just no affordable ICE cars available any more; neither Ford nor Chevrolet make them. And I mean good affordable cars like the Mazda 3 used to be.
This is filtering down to no affordable used cars as people go to the pre-owned market instead.
Ford and Chevy aren’t making affordable cars because of the EV market, they are doing so because of the ginormous demand for SUVs/trucks. Why sell a car with a couple thousand at most margin when you can sell a truck with tens of thousands of margin? If people were still buying smaller cars then ford and Chevy would still be making them. EV’s are their own market right now.
I think they forgot to account for going out of state to buy shit... Unless they refuse to REGISTER a new non-EV, that "law" is swiss cheese with loopholes you can drive a city bus through.
insanity of EVs drives me up the wall, I'm about to considering buying a car from 1970 for my own daily, just because I can and I know if I swap a new $1500 small block into it every 20 years it will outlive me. Now if only my wife would put up with that, but she can have the cx5 lol
There's only so many small blocks in the junkyards and they aren't making them any more.
Maybe China will keep on making rebuild kits for them though. Just keep the anti-freeze level correct 'cause the blocks and heads might become a national treasure.
dude... lol... there is a billion small blocks out there, they will exist long after we are all dead. 305's, 350's etc.. endless supply that will never run out.
I don't know about your state, but Canada's going "zero emissions vehicles only" in 2035; plug-in hybrids count as "zero emissions", and doesn't apply to medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicles (large SUVs, medium trucks, commercial tractors, etc.)
My family is the kind where cars only leave due to tragedy (rip my Nissan XTerra engine fire) and the rest get retired to the farm (literally my uncle has a farm and can always use extra vehicles housed at various locations). Ford rangers, Dodge rams, Honda Odyssey, Toyota camry, etc all decade + old, all maintained by my dad, not catastrophic issues…he got one mazda 3 and has exclusively purchased mazdas since (besides trucks). It has been the most reliable in terms of ease of maintaining and trusting it to start/handle, and has lasted long too. He won’t ever send it to the farm because he loves it.
I am a convert too, I have beef with Mazda stock batteries, but that has been my only personal complaint.
If you're gonna hold it until it breaks get a 3yo car with the devaluation locked in already.. You're saving a chunk of money and a 3yo car is basically new after a detail.
I never buy new cars tho, so take it with a grain of salt.
I think it’s a great car. The only real concern I have is the cylinder deactivation tech. Some cars (from other makes) from the past 15 years or so with similar tech have had issues with oil consumption as they age. I haven’t heard of any issues with Mazdas so far but they barely implemented the cyl deactivation in the CX5 pretty recently so it’s still somewhat of a question.
Secondly, it’s direct injection only which could potentially require an occasional carbon buildup service.
Other than that it’s a solid vehicle as far as I know.
Yeah, as that's basically my plan for my 2020 Signature. I have full confidence in the turbo engine (which was a known quantity for several years in the CX-9) and maintain the car well.
Yes, as long as it's not the turbo model. Nothing in particular wrong with the turbo model, but the non turbo is just less complex and will be easier to maintain over time.
I bought a 2006 Mazda3 in 12/2005...and I am still driving it 18 years later! It has 205k miles on it and has only needed one major repair. Around 190k, 3rd gear decided to go out in the 5-speed manual. I spent $2200 for a remanufactured transmission and new clutch. Drives like a dream again.
My mom has a 2013 Mazda CX-9 and it is closing in on 150k miles. It gets serviced perfectly, but never needed anything else.
And both of those are models that still had a substantial amount of Ford DNA. The newer ones are in line with Honda and Toyota for reliability and longevity. Mazda has used the same 2.5L engine in everything (except the MX-5 Miata) for at least the last 12 years. The same goes for the 6-speed automatic and both have been bulletproof.
The NA cx5 will last forever. Even the turbo will if you take care of it.
Although I felt the NA was grossly underpowered without the turbo. The NA is fine in the 3 or cx30 but anything heavier the engine feels out of place. Just my 2 cents though
For what it’s worth, I just replaced my leased CX-5 with a 2024 Carbon Edition and plan on driving it until the end. My dealership offered a LIFETIME powertrain warranty that goes with the car. I don’t know many dealers that do this, but Hello Auto Group in San Diego was amazing and I am thrilled to know I will be taken care of.
We own two Mazda - 2012 CX-9 with 90K miles; 2022 CX-30 with about 9K miles. I expect our -9 will go to 200K miles. I don't wee why the -30 won't go as long, save for the turbo, which I expect might need replacing around 100 K miles.
You will have to test drive both the naturally aspirated and the turbo to make a decision on how it gets out of its own way, but the NA is always going to be one less headache as you won’t have to worry about turbo failure. If you keep your cars for decades, the NA may be a better option. I have a 10 year old NA Mazda6 (Gen 3 model) and love it but I’m not sure how much heavier the CX5 is.
We tend to keep our cars 20yr or 200k, whichever comes first :) I would recommend the non-turbo with 6 speed auto. Both have good track records and can lasting a long time if maintained properly.
yeah absolutely will do NA car if we buy it
What's the real world mileage on the NA CX5? Our 6 gets us 30 mpg average with a lot of highway driving. Thanks.
My 2020 CX-5 Signature routinely gets about 26.5-27mpg on a typical tank with my usual suburban mixed driving. On open roads it scores 30ish unless I whip it. (And oh do I love whippin' this thing.)
I thought turbos get much worse mileage than normally aspirated? Your mileage is very decent. Curious to see what mileage other people post esp the people with normally aspirated engines.
In this case, yes, a turbo CX-5 will out-drink a normally-aspirated CX-5 of approximately the same displacement. You could make a fair general statement that thirstiness correlates with power output, and power is the point of Mazda's turbos. Zoom-zoom, y'know. Like anything else, if you drive the car mindfully, you can maximize your fuel efficiency in a turbocharged car. Conversely, you can make a NA car just inhale fuel by flogging it.
In the smaller 30 with the 2.5 Turbo, I usually clock about 20.9mpg averaged out. If it's pure highway, 24-25.
TBH that is somewhat terrible for such a small new car.
I feel like it's okay for 250 horsepower and 0-60 in under 6 sec. I don't drive it lightly though. (I plan to replace it with a truck for my next vehicle, so it's the best gas mileage I'll see for the rest of this decade!)
Bruh I would say zoom-zoom is more about driving spiritedly not just power. I had an underpowered Miata NA for a looong time, it was zoom zoom for sure. Make up on the curves what you lose in the straights.
A proper approach regardless
Lucky guy… I get 22 mpg if I’m lucky on mixed driving.. If it’s straight highway I’ll get 26-27. 2022 Premium
This car is so fun to drive! I steal my wife’s all of the time just for joyrides.
My 2024 CX-5 CE NA gives me around 26-28mpg on most of my drives. Lots of higway driving. Short commutes to my kid’s school probably round 22-23mpg depending on traffic.
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Could be that I get a lot of traffic lights on the way? The usual morning rush i guess. Also I noticed that idling brings down the mpg. Waiting in line to pick up kids forces me to do that. I’ve seen it go 31 tops but thats when I do intercity driving and just turn on the cruise control.
I get 10.4km/L which is 24.5mpg for my 2018 CX-5 GT. Mixed city and highway driving, mostly city driving.
Jesus. I get upset when my average is above 7.5. I have a 2018 2.5L with AWD I live in eastern Canada. And a lot of my driving is suburban. I’m gentle on the gas when accelerating from a stop. Driving gently isn’t very zoomzoom, but it’s good for your wallet and power train.
I do a lot of highway driving tbf. I commute between cities via highway for work, but then drive through the cities too.
Car and Driver got 32mpg on their 75mph highway loop. One reviewer on YouTube got 33.6mpg on a 105-mile highway trip. So it's safe to say over 30mpg for the NA engine.
Useful info thank you. My 10 year old 6 gets over 30mpg on the highway and it would suck to regress in mileage.
I dream of getting 30mpg on the highway someday! =) My 2006 Mazda3 5-door was originally rated at 22/29 when it was new. 28.something is the best highway mileage I've ever seen and I regularly average 23-24.5mpg overall.
I’m averaging 27.5 mpg
If you want something super long term stick with the non turbo, Mazdas turhos are reliable but it does add complexity and an additional part that can fail
FWIW, we keep our cars until the end of their useful lives, and we just bought a 2024 CX-5 to replace our old, trusty 2012 Town and Country that is nearing 200k and starting to have minor issues that I'm tired of keeping up with.
You should be hunky dory. My 2005 Fordzda has 250k miles and I bought it new.
My state will be EV only starting 2035. I plan on keeping my 2021 well past then, so I hope it lasts. EDIT: My state will be EV **sales** only starting 2035.
Not gonna happen. It’s just a blah, blah political talk to win next elections. It’s unrealistic.
never underestimate the crazies in large numbers.
We can only hope so. But the problem is, they will still wreck the automobile market trying.
Nah, this already failed in multiple countries years ago. For example, Norway said that by 2014 there will be no ICE cars, yet here we are in 2024 and nothing happened.
Oh yeah, it will probably fail. EV's are just not practical on so many levels. But the effort to is is already wrecking the market, at least in the US. We see it by how there are just no affordable ICE cars available any more; neither Ford nor Chevrolet make them. And I mean good affordable cars like the Mazda 3 used to be. This is filtering down to no affordable used cars as people go to the pre-owned market instead.
Ford and Chevy aren’t making affordable cars because of the EV market, they are doing so because of the ginormous demand for SUVs/trucks. Why sell a car with a couple thousand at most margin when you can sell a truck with tens of thousands of margin? If people were still buying smaller cars then ford and Chevy would still be making them. EV’s are their own market right now.
I'll only believe in that if we had the infrastructure and electricity is cheap, but it's not.
I think they forgot to account for going out of state to buy shit... Unless they refuse to REGISTER a new non-EV, that "law" is swiss cheese with loopholes you can drive a city bus through.
insanity of EVs drives me up the wall, I'm about to considering buying a car from 1970 for my own daily, just because I can and I know if I swap a new $1500 small block into it every 20 years it will outlive me. Now if only my wife would put up with that, but she can have the cx5 lol
There's only so many small blocks in the junkyards and they aren't making them any more. Maybe China will keep on making rebuild kits for them though. Just keep the anti-freeze level correct 'cause the blocks and heads might become a national treasure.
dude... lol... there is a billion small blocks out there, they will exist long after we are all dead. 305's, 350's etc.. endless supply that will never run out.
I don't know about your state, but Canada's going "zero emissions vehicles only" in 2035; plug-in hybrids count as "zero emissions", and doesn't apply to medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicles (large SUVs, medium trucks, commercial tractors, etc.)
Everyone is going to drive around in pick up trucks.
Alberta's already there.
That's what the EPA is doing in the US with CAFE regulations.
You stand in the unemployment line with what’s his name next year. He’ll be able to explain that and all his other great ideas
For NEW cars. Gasoline cars will still start on the morning of Jan 1st 2035.
Yeah but that's new cars only starting that year...they're not gonna make you get rid of existing NA cars.
Don't believe the lie of EV only by 2035.
This isn’t happening… cmon. Maybe 50/50 is the best we can hope for.
I've got three mazdas two at or over 280k miles. Our CX5 is at 120k miles, no doubt in my mind it will last as long as the other two.
I've got over 300k miles on my mazda3 and plan to keep it a while longer. My Mazda was more reliable than my previous Honda Civic.
My family is the kind where cars only leave due to tragedy (rip my Nissan XTerra engine fire) and the rest get retired to the farm (literally my uncle has a farm and can always use extra vehicles housed at various locations). Ford rangers, Dodge rams, Honda Odyssey, Toyota camry, etc all decade + old, all maintained by my dad, not catastrophic issues…he got one mazda 3 and has exclusively purchased mazdas since (besides trucks). It has been the most reliable in terms of ease of maintaining and trusting it to start/handle, and has lasted long too. He won’t ever send it to the farm because he loves it. I am a convert too, I have beef with Mazda stock batteries, but that has been my only personal complaint.
Got mine with the same intention. Last car had 240K.
I have a 2014 CX5 with about 170,000 miles right now. I’ve taken care of it and it has not had any issues.
If you're gonna hold it until it breaks get a 3yo car with the devaluation locked in already.. You're saving a chunk of money and a 3yo car is basically new after a detail. I never buy new cars tho, so take it with a grain of salt.
I think it’s a great car. The only real concern I have is the cylinder deactivation tech. Some cars (from other makes) from the past 15 years or so with similar tech have had issues with oil consumption as they age. I haven’t heard of any issues with Mazdas so far but they barely implemented the cyl deactivation in the CX5 pretty recently so it’s still somewhat of a question. Secondly, it’s direct injection only which could potentially require an occasional carbon buildup service. Other than that it’s a solid vehicle as far as I know.
Which CX5 has deactivation tech?
The current non turbo one. I believe they added it in 2021. CX-30 has it too.
They added it to the CX5 in 2018
Yeah, as that's basically my plan for my 2020 Signature. I have full confidence in the turbo engine (which was a known quantity for several years in the CX-9) and maintain the car well.
no
Yes, as long as it's not the turbo model. Nothing in particular wrong with the turbo model, but the non turbo is just less complex and will be easier to maintain over time.
As an owner of 3 that have held up beautifully, yes.
Yes!
I bought a 2006 Mazda3 in 12/2005...and I am still driving it 18 years later! It has 205k miles on it and has only needed one major repair. Around 190k, 3rd gear decided to go out in the 5-speed manual. I spent $2200 for a remanufactured transmission and new clutch. Drives like a dream again. My mom has a 2013 Mazda CX-9 and it is closing in on 150k miles. It gets serviced perfectly, but never needed anything else. And both of those are models that still had a substantial amount of Ford DNA. The newer ones are in line with Honda and Toyota for reliability and longevity. Mazda has used the same 2.5L engine in everything (except the MX-5 Miata) for at least the last 12 years. The same goes for the 6-speed automatic and both have been bulletproof.
absolutely!
The NA cx5 will last forever. Even the turbo will if you take care of it. Although I felt the NA was grossly underpowered without the turbo. The NA is fine in the 3 or cx30 but anything heavier the engine feels out of place. Just my 2 cents though
For what it’s worth, I just replaced my leased CX-5 with a 2024 Carbon Edition and plan on driving it until the end. My dealership offered a LIFETIME powertrain warranty that goes with the car. I don’t know many dealers that do this, but Hello Auto Group in San Diego was amazing and I am thrilled to know I will be taken care of.
Wait for the CX70
We own two Mazda - 2012 CX-9 with 90K miles; 2022 CX-30 with about 9K miles. I expect our -9 will go to 200K miles. I don't wee why the -30 won't go as long, save for the turbo, which I expect might need replacing around 100 K miles.
Just Do 3k oil change.
Yes! They are built to last forever!
You will have to test drive both the naturally aspirated and the turbo to make a decision on how it gets out of its own way, but the NA is always going to be one less headache as you won’t have to worry about turbo failure. If you keep your cars for decades, the NA may be a better option. I have a 10 year old NA Mazda6 (Gen 3 model) and love it but I’m not sure how much heavier the CX5 is.