This guy is one of the best reviewers out there! Thanx for the good work you're doing.

This is a seriously underrated vehicle... good thing, because you can get used 2010 grand touring examples for under $5k

I've driven my 2006 Mazda5 since I bought it as the second owner in 2009 with 45K on it. It's up to 175K now and still rolling. I love the 4cyl stick shift - it's a hard to find option but so worth it. I pull well above the stated MPG on this, more like 28-30 highway. The car is great with my wife and four kids. It's expandable too - the roof rack has held kayaks, and luggage carriers, while the trailer hitch has held cargo carriers and pulled trailers. I love my 5 and will drive it until it drives no more. Cons - the suspension has been completely overhauled through the years, the headlights aren't bright enough for my taste, and it handles only so-so in snow, even with snow tires.

Love my Mazda 5! Building it out into a camper van right now on my channel! So exciting!!

I own one and Never really notice the engine noise (maybe because my other car is so much louder) I fill all 6 seats A LOT over the year Especially in the Summer, and the engine always as enough power, (I kinda like it, it is easier to control with every seat full.) THIS CAR IS THE BEST!! (But does not fill the space of a full sized Van in all situations, I.E. No real room behind the Rear seat while being used.)

I have had 2010 Mazda 5 for 9 years , I purchased it because I thought its more practical than sienna in 2010. Until 5/31, 2019 with 87k miles on it. It’s love and hate with this family van, We love it,s practical and fun to drive. It also has great cargo space for my children, they were teenagers when we bought this car, my wife used it everyday to school , sports etc... . We used this car to send kids to collage w/o any problems. It gave us one trouble when it had 36 K with engine lights on and we spent $420 in dealer because it was not covered by warranty ( Sensors for purge value and leak detection) , other than that, it’s reliable but with BIG SUSPENSION NOISE and it,s hard to determine. The alignment went off two times and tires were changed two times when in 36K and 70k. My wife loves this car very much but I am bit disappointed due to its recommend by consumer report back to 2010 but it’s now in consumer report 2019 worst reliability used car. As almost 10 years experience with the Mazda 5 , here is my conclusion. Pros : 1. great practical alternative mini van. 2. Fun to drive ( feel like Mazda car not van) 3. Good quality of inside room and slide door. 4. Beside that engine light issues at 30K , it’s reliable if you can live with the suspension noise. Cons 1. No solution for suspension noise ( I check KZfaq with swing bar bushing etc....) , but I went to several mechanics and they gave me different answers. 2. The parts began to fall apart , the holder for rod inside the engine room just went off because plastic part after 9 years) 3. Made in Japan doesn’t mean everything, I have other two cars ( 2011 Toyota Prius and 2011 Nissan Sentra) , I think they are more reliable than Mazda. Will I buy Mazda again ? I would say “ NO “ , Is Mazda 5 a good choice for small family ? i would say YES because you can get it under 6 K and I believe it’s still good for another 50K.

My parents bought one brand-new back in August, 2010. The exterior colour is "Beautiful Black", has the same rims as this one. And it has just over 80,000 km's.

I own a 2021 mazda5 GT and love it. The sliding doors are fantastic. I will be converting to a camper van for summer fun 😃👍🚐 🚌 plus it is very roomy and fuel efficient ⛽🚙

Bought a 2007 Mazda 5 second owner and now I'm the third and final owner. I love this van because i can carry me my wife and my brother his two kids with no problems., and my brother's 220 and I no problem going up hill with 5 of us in it. mainly keep all seats down so would be riders don't have a place to sit. also mainly recycle cardboard so that's another reason for all seats down. great vehicle overall but some minor changes would have been nice. 1. Wider internal rear view mirror current mirror leaves big blind spots left eft and right. I use a panel mirror from my other car that died. makes a huge difference. 2. being able to use hey on back gate. 3. Third row port Windows should have been able to open. that's about all i can think of at this time.

I am using Mazda 5 in SG. Its really a nice car. Large space, smooth driving. Overall a very satisfying experience.

I just went from a Jeep Grand Cherokee to a Mazda 5. It was the best car move I've done in a while.

I have a 2010 Mazda 5 Grand Touring and ABSOLUTELY love it...!!! Well...expect for one thing. The acceleration of the 2.3 liter engine which struggles when trying to merge from an on ramp exit onto the highway. I've worked around this issue by setting it in it's "auto manual" mode. And let me tell you folks it makes a HUGE difference in power. Since it holds a gear longer to build up a merging or passing speed when your on the highway. However, around town i just leave it in it's regular mode setting which is just fine. But since most of the complaints i hear about this vehicle are related to it's under powered engine. I thought i'd share my "work around" of that problem area for those that share my frustration on this issue. It's a damn shame that Mazda discontinued this little gem of a minivan. Because in all honesty i really feel they had a good thing going for folks not wanting a larger SUV. I for one firmly believe that most of it's downfall was a lack of any "reasonable" horsepower. Moving from a 2.3 liter to a 2.5 liter engine and only increasing the horsepower from 153 to 157 was rather ridiculous on Mazda's part. Since know one would really see any "significant gains" from a 4hp increase on the newest models. If they had bumped it up to 170hp at the very least and added more torque THAT would have done the trick no doubt about it. The only other issue to me was exterior styling since i really disliked what they did to the front grille. By changing it to a huge plastic smiley face along with the change in rear tail lights to a "standard" horizontal configuration. I happen to LOVE my 2010 models vertical LED tail lights. There not only sleek looking but also make larger vehicles in back of me notice my braking more. So again Mazda shouldn't have changed that feature. And lastly not to be overly nit picky here i miss the side turn signals and painted body side moldings the older Mazda 5 models had up until the 2009 model year. Why they did away with those features on my 2010 model is beyond me. I guess they felt adding traction and stability control on my 2010 model was more important. Since the previous models before 2010 lacked those important safety features. Regardless of all that, i still love my "mini" minivan and with only 30k on my 2010. I expect it to provide me many more years of convenience and reliability.

My mom has this car, and it's still really good.

My 2012 Mazda 5 sport runs very quietly even with a full load going up steep hills. Great reliable car.

I own a 2009 Sport model 5MT. We get 28-29 mpg routinely. The manual shift makes all the difference. I just wish Mazda would've outfitted the Touring and Grand Touring models with an option 5MT because I refuse to drive automatics.

Purchase a 2010 Mazda 5 just recently. .. so far so good! 👍🏾

I just bought the 2012 Mazda 5 Grand Touring in Clear Water Blue Mica like the one that's used to do all these reviews. It handles like a sports sedan, and the engine is very peppy. Plus, it's loaded; I mean things like auto headlamps, stereo volume, and rain sending windshield wipers. Plus the Xenons are elevation adjustable from the interior. I love my Mazda 5, one of the better cars I've owned, and I've been driving since 1986.

succinct. Camera tech didnt age well but I appreciate smooth delivery of information here ! Great vid and observations

I love my 2015 Mazda 5. It is my second one in a row.

Good video. I just bought a used 2008 Mazda 5 Grand Touring with 94,428 miles. It is a bit noisy in the interior but I still love driving it. It has everything heated front seats, leather seats, sunroof, blue tooth, rear A/C. The xenon head lights and fog lights are great. It is a 4cyl 2.3 fuel. It is supposed to be City 21 MPG and 27MPG EPA estimate. I need to verify this yet.

@TheGatterr From what I can see this is a "nitch car." It's small to get around in those annoying parking lots, so the sliding doors will be helpful. It is compact and very practical although a few gadgets are missing from it's competitors but again it keeps the pricing down. A huge plus is the handling, it's more like a sedan. When I went to the car show a young couple had their 2 kids already breaking it in (about 5 & 3). Go to the dealership and really look if it's for you.

i'm buying one....thanks

Much better looking that the new one

I bought one last year. 09. black with the chrome trims. 2.0 mzr disi. want to slap on some 17 or 18's on it soon.

That could be a few reasons, How hard do you step on the gas? Do you drive with 1 or 2 feet? Automatic or Manual? How many people are in it regularly? Millage, Do you idle a lot? Is there a problem with the engine? you should be getting more the just 12 MPG

@hargharg I'm thinking about replacing my cab in the future with a Mazda 5 Taxi. I'm 6'4' How bad is the knee room?

Mazda 5 rocks!!!

@chada75 I am also 6'4" and have no trouble driving our 5 even on long road trips.

@1908high Thats far enough off from the EPA estimate that you may have a engine or exhaust problem. You should probably get that checked out.

My 2006 5 is a good car. Except it constantly drains the battery. I have to put on the charger every night to get it to start. It been seen by a master mechanic who specializes in electrons but he found nothing. Any ideas?

This fuel economy takes into consideration the weight of the full-size safety roll-cage. You can actually take this into the race track without much preparation.

does it have a car charger or one of those areas for a car lighter

what year is your mazda5 and how many mileage on it.

Good video but there is actually 3 seats on the 2nd row. Just check under the offside (UK) seat.

@TheGatterr probably not, I would get something like a Dodge Grand Caravan, or maybe a Honda Oddysey. Possibly a Toyota Sienna

I dont know but I find this guy FUNNY lol

Time for a major redo to be more competitive

@a1mint true

How reliable are these compared to a Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe? Any 300k mi. runners still out there?

Why didn't you tell us the engine size, HP and torque?

Anyone know what the value of this car is today with around 135 Kms

How do you fold the second row seats down?

@LTF85199 No it does not, I have a 2007 Odyssey and I get consistent 20-22 avg. city/highway, gets average about 23 if driving long distance. I don't know where you get those figures from.

from the EPA... but hang on LTF85199... thats for the touring model... the lower line gets 27 highway.and with your car unless it was a touring model I know for a fact that it doesn't have VCM (variable sylinder managment) so that would account for the mileage disparity... also your driving... stop with that lead foot!

very nice car but only 28mpg hwy is kind of disappointing .. the new huge odyssey gets 28mph hwy.. that is on a V6 too.. this car should have had at-least 32+mpg hwy.

Okay, does anyone know where this car was made? Where does the powertrain and other components comes from? I was seriously considering it but if some of the powertrain components is from Ford, than I'm gonna have to pass.

@LTF85199 i think the same thing

This would make a great city car! it is odd looking though.

My mum just bought one

Make a Speed5 of this and watch doug demuro lose his mind.

Avoid Mazdas now I had one and after 90.000 miles the oil turned to sludge and wrecked the engine, impossible to get a reading on the dipstick, rear tyres constantly wear on the inside edges, don't even mention the DPF filter, the suspension needed constant work, disapointed because the Japanese could build a much better car

I love my 2008 Mazda 5 but with 4 kids I will not buy it. You are going to need a 7-8 seats mini-van or SUV. You and your kids are going to be more comfortable in long trips with a roomy interior and more cargo space. I imagine you have to bring their friends or team mates occasionally.

can I fit 7 people in this mazda 5 mostly 4 adults and 3 kids

And the front wheels have a factory issue

Where can i find the spare Tore for Mazda 5 2006

Why not base it off the mazda 6 and give it some more rear leg room.

Mine is mps 2.5t swapped

I loved my mazda5 though it doesn't scream manlyness. it was my mother's till she passed away. then i drove it for a while. it was a great car but being heavy towards the back and front wheel drive with no tcs it peeled out quite a bit especially in the rain. fill every seat of the car with adults and its low ground clearance makes funny noises when going over speed bumps.

Sport wagon

@davidhalifax i like the mazda better, and its still around

Savagegeese

These don’t look like mini vans only mini van I’d ever buy

ha i bet it doesn't get 23 mpg when all 6 seats are filled! ill stick with my subaru

If I was to get a van it would probably be a honda odyssey or a chysler town and country anything but the mazda 5

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oil cooler big problem. gasket non replaceable. Oil cooler made by Ford

I purchased the Mazda 5 for the promised gas mileage. Of course I should have paid more attention to the tiny astericks that state it is estimated and your mileage may vary. I am getting 12 miles to the gallon around town - the same as our big SUV.

I had a Mazda a few years ago, it was always breaking down. In fact, it was more expensive to maintain than my 18 year old BMW 5 series. Not a very safe car..

Mazda not a Muzda!

Automatic, yuk! Manual all the way. Mpg is crap too. Ok car though until all the suspension rattles kick in......

Sh*t box...horrible in crash tests.

Good joke . How do you check the oil on a Mazda 5 diesel? Answer , you can't, the oil in the sump that you paid away above the asking price for oil has already turned to sludge, so the dipstick is the person that bought the Mazda diesel

Don´t like the new one

I swear the presenter is drunk.

I always heard mazdas r bad specially since they r no longer japanese they are made in U S A everyone know american cars are terrible

Hello, Mazda not again. Maintainess is very costly. Never try Mazda .....

Stupid Changes ...No throttle Cable !! Dumb .....and Expensive to repair . Transmission Auto Shift Problems Constant ....Do Not Buy Mazda !!!