Mazda CX-5 (2025)

“...Top part of the door panel is now hard plastic, which is mind-blowing!!! People use that part to rest their arms, especially when the window is open...ridiculous move by Mazda...”

“...They even managed to make the plastics look cheaper than the Rav4's plastics...”

“...Hard plastic on doors and most of the dash all soft and way more premium on the previous model the hard plastic is what I have seen on most MG models...”

“...Very disappointed with the harder cheaper plastics materials - the cheaper seat material and for me personally the removal of Mazda connect - rotary dial...”

“...Plus, you should also address the fact that as a cost saving that this model uses less expensive hard plastics on the doors and top of the dash instead of the soft touch like the previous model...”

“...It's slow with just one person aboard, and he said the fuel economy wasn't great...”

“...There's no excuse for a 2.5 engine in 2026 only making 187hp, thats the kind of figure you'd expect from one from the 1990s...”

“...Two complaints I have are some very low speed jerkiness in traffic moving like 4 to 5mph and the gas mileage is not great...”

“...The CX-5 is down on power, but what it's really down on is low-end torque...”

“...Particularly the engine didn't feel very smooth, which was disappointing... I just wasn't a big fan of the sound and feel of the engine...”

“...0-100 in 9.4 seconds is respectable, but when you add 3 other occupants and ac on its gonna be much slower...”

“...Paul suggests that it is a relatively slow car, and that the overtaking acceleration is not really good enough...”

“...the Engine and gearbox to me feels very outdated and very thirsty on the petrol...”

“...the new 2,5 cx-5 has 141 HP here !!??? what??? is this a joke???? 11seconds 0 to 100km/h.. no way mazda...”

“...The dealbreaker for me is the single powertrain choice which seems like its a bit small for the size vehicle and doesn't get great gas mileage...”

“...But what is a deal breaker for the new CX5 is the weak powertrain...”

“...Although screens can be cool they just are not practical for day to day real world driving...”

“...These new touch screen infotainment systems are as bad as using your smartphone when you're driving. You'll need to pull over to turn on the AC, which requires multiple steps into the OS...”

“...I toggle my air recirculation all the time. Going through the screen would be so annoying because my touch is thrown off by the jostling vehicle...”

“...The infotainment is not a touch screen...”

“...Finally, one of the absolute worst radio interfaces I've ever used...”

“...I am old school and like buttons and dials rather than stupid touch screen also a negative selling point for me...”

“...Mazda refused to give us a touch screen for years... and now has done a complete 180 and now have almost zero physical controls...”

“...Also for things like aircon, why need to put the button in touch screen - so annoying...”

“...Removing the rotary dial and physical buttons was probably the dumbest decision Mazda's made in a long, long time...”

“...I owned a 2019 Mazda 3, and the rotary dial with the 4 hard buttons (Nav, Media, Home, Back) situated all together and smartly designed is still my favorite infotainment human-machine interface. Losing that is tough because it's an interface that's used daily...”

“...Mazda offended their base by removing the rotary dial, and then also offended anyone new by removing the physical buttons...”

“...C'mon Mazda, you were the last hold out on physical buttons and knobs and now you make this model UNBUYABLE with all-touch screen for HVAC and audio...”

“...Very disappointed with the harder cheaper plastics materials - the cheaper seat material and for me personally the removal of Mazda connect - rotary dial...”

“...The biggest problem is touch screen and complete lack of physical buttons...”

“...Putting the climate controls on this huge screen is not only less convenient, but is a major safety issue as it will mean your eyes spend longer not looking at the road when trying to adjust the climate whilst driving...”

“...Blindspot sensor is definitely very sensitive...”

“...Another pet peeve of mine was the way the door locks worked. You can't open the back hatch unless the car is parked and off...”

“...The front detection system is terrible. It disables itself all the time for all sorts of random issues...”

“...Considering that removing the dial means I can't use the ui in winter, while wearing gloves and didn't require me to lose focus from the road...”

“...iPad works perfectly well but not when you're driving. For the same reason we are not allowed to use phone while driving without hands free...”

“...My new car has HVAC controls built into the screen. I thought I would get used to it, but it has become the most frustrating and dangerous user interface I’ve ever dealt with in a car...”