Hi guys we are going to look at a cx5 2.2d 2017 face lift model tomorrow and just wandered if any of you own one and have had any problems ? Thanks
We’ve had CX5’s since 2012, on number 4 now, a GT Sport auto 4wd bought in 2019.
They’re certainly not without their issues, as with all cars these days, however they are far better than most, and great value.
At 3 or 4 years old I would only consider buying from a main dealer for the warranty that comes with it. If you do get a rogue one they’re just as expensive as anything else to fix.
What spec/engine are you looking at?
Ok thanks ,its the 2.2 diesel sport nav on a 67 plate . Its a hyundai dealer which have it , your right every car has its few common problems. We would go for the petrol but they are lifeless . We’ll have a look and take it for a spin and see what the warranty is like .
You should be able to go to any Mazda dealer with the registration number to get the complete history of the car, which if trouble free should be every 12 months/12500 miles. If it’s had any issues they usually tell you.
Imo the 150 is the nicer version engine (as opposed to the 175) - and gives away nothing in real life performance; but is considerably more frugal.
No mechanical issues in ours in 100’s of thousands of miles, had one major electrical meltdown where numerous control modules had to be replaced, and one pair of adaptive led headlamp units failed (one, then the other within a few months)
The MZD nav is useless, I’d look for one with carplay, or budget for having it retrofitted (from Mazda)
Hope it’s a good one.
We have a 2017 sportnav 2.2d 175 we bought new.
It asks for oil change every 6 or 8 thousand miles. I reckon it was a software fault, as servicing was meant to be every 12 (or something close to that).
Dealer said it was due to regeneration of the dpf, but our car was on the motorway most days, so any regeneration should not have been needed. Anyhow, not woth arguing about as I would drop the oil myself as it is a ten minute job.
It also has thrown wobblies and gone into limp mode a few times. Gives collision detection error, and tpms warnings and crashes through the gearbox and cuts power.
Switch it off and on again and it goes away. Dealer changed a sensor, declared it fixed and relieved us of about £300 (from memory) - but it still does it. Maybe twice in a week, then not again for a couple of months or more, and leaves no diagnostic codes to trace.
Seems to happen to a few of them if you do an Internet search, and no one has found a cure beyond switch it off and on again.
No trouble at all apart from the above.
Surprised how quickly the rear sub frame looked old, so worth checking for corrosion there. Sprayed ours with lanogaurd which helps preserve it.
Paint has plenty of minor marks, so not that strong a quality finish.
Satnav voice control is terrible. Laughably so. And the sat nav sometimes directs you to the middle of a postcode area despite having street and number address. Sometimes miles out.
But, we love the car. Think we may keep ours for ever assuming the electronic side of things don’t get worse.
Thanks for the replys, mazda make some lovely cars but sadly not without there problems these days unfortunately. Its more for the other half than me but would be a nice bus for us when we go away but its alot of money and im weiry about there problems to be honest . I read up something about when regenerating diesel getting in with the oil and rising the level or something, have they not fixed this with the later models?
I had that rising oil level issue on my 2014 mazda 6 (2.2 diesel, 150 hp).
Such a lovely car but having the car tell you you should pull over and not drive it on a dark country lane on way home from work is unnerving to say the least.
Talked to garage who said it was the dpf related issue and that the car needed to be regularly thrashed down a motorway to avoid recurrence.
I did a 70 mile commute with spirited driving each day but not on a motorway.
Ridiculous design flaw so I sold the car less than a year after buying it.
Never owned one but sold some rear electric calipers for one the other day which was right fun and games, new ones fitted fault codes galore popping up for the rest of the braking system, spoke to caliper manufacturer who told me CX5’s can behave badly with aftermarket parts causing all sorts of electrical issues so had to get dealer parts, then all ok.
Yes I have read about the oil dilution but was hoping they would have cured this on the later models as its a 67 plate ,shame .
Never had oil dilution on ours. I suspect the frequent oil change requests were a ‘software fix’ to make sure any increase in oil level was caught.
It happens because the system injects fuel to the cylinders late so it burns in the exhaust causing the dpf to clean.
The only one we’ve had DPF/rising lube oil levels is the latest one (2019 gt auto 4wd) which given that it has exactly the same use as the previous 3 was a surprise.
It’s now fixed, involving a few sensors being changed and a software update, but it did take 3 attempts.
The design of the Mazda 2.2 skyactive diesel engine (not the older 2.2) means it is less likely to have problems than most other manufacturers (exhaust manifold in head casting/dpf close to head) but modern emissions control systems are very sensitive and can still be problematic.
Mazda’s are far better than many other brands in this respect (BMW/Merc/and in particular JLR which are just dreadful) The other maker who rarely have dpf issues are Hyundai/Kia, and some Renault 2L.
If the car’s useage is short runs, not driven hard, low speed etc it’s simple, don’t buy a diesel if you want trouble free motoring.
Do OPF on newer petrol cars have issues with short runs, or does a hotter running petrol engine not encounter this?
I’m not aware of any PPF problems as yet, but since some manufacturers control systems measure upstream and downstream pressures of it to determine if it’s working properly,
I’m sure that given a few years they’ll start to become blocked.
The cars will be well out of warranty by then though, so manufacturers won’t be bothered, assuming the ppf was covered in the first place.
Maybe someone on here who’s a bit closer to the industry could comment on the likelihood of problems.
Been looked at it took it for a good test drive drove like a dream ,the other half loved it . But they wouldn’t give her what we wanted for her car and the warranty was rubbish 3 months then if you wanted more you had to pay for it which put me off so we came home no deal. Bought a mazda 3 and a mx5 from mazda in the last year or so and get a 12 month warranty and breakdown cover. Shame as it was fully loaded and a good example
I’d steer clear of a used diesel if I were you, they seem to have that dpf regen problem.
I’ve got a 2019 2.0 petrol similar 160ps engine as in the MX-5.
Yes it’s no sports car, you don’t get the torque of a turbo diesel, but if you rev it out it’s more than ample, and of you are just cruising it’s fine. I guess if you do a lot of A road work where you need to overtake a lot, it would not be powerful enough.
I get average of 35mpg out of it, I only do 6k a year so a diesel is not suitable for me, I would have dpf problems and flat batteries all the time.
Also this 2.0 petrol is pretty proven, doesn’t have many issues.
Sorry to here that.
On the warranty thing, any dealer/trader is responsible for any faults that develop, or could have been developing on the car for 6 months, not 3.
Consumer law relating to used cars.
You’ll soon find another one, there’s plenty about.
There are even some large dealer groups offering a measly 3 month warranty and up selling 12 month. This is just a scam to make more money. You will get 12 month with roadside assistance from a Mazda dealer. It actually doesn’t cost them much because they don’t fail very often. I once sold BMW bikes and when the cost of a warranty tripled in price I was told it was because of the cost of repairs. Make them more reliable was my response. In 10 years of selling Mazdas were had a few issues with the diesel engines but this tended to affect cars under warranty and Mazda fixed things. The same engines were used in the Mazda 3 and we had no issues with those. I have sold many customers repeat CX5 diesels such has been the satisfaction with them. The Mk3 from 2017 was a great improvement in quality and quietness.
Thanks timangus