Overview & Reviews

Keyless entry and ignition is now standard on the Touring and Grand Touring trim levels. Otherwise, the 2015 Mazda CX-5 carries over unchanged.

• Roomy, comfortable seating
• Sharp styling.
• Engaging driving experience
• Excellent crash test scores
• Fuel-efficient engines

• Weak acceleration with base engine.
• Subpar stereo sound quality
• Mediocre electronics interface

User Reviews:

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  Dissapointing heated seats function - 2015 Mazda CX-5
  By alexandru marica - October 2 - 11:12 pm

  Owned the car for 1 month and 1000 miles, so far so good, except for the fact the seats dont really warm up. After quite a while they become a tiny little bit warm, in the highest setting. Also own a VW Jetta whose seats warm up really quickly and in the highest setting they turn a whole lot warmer then the CX-5s. Thought there was something wrong with my car so test drove another similar CX-5 and same thing. If heated seats are important to you, as they are to us, as we live in a ski town in Utah, just keep in mind they dont really work. Its as if Mazda did the bare minimum to check the comes with heated seats box. Hopefully thats the only area where they obviously cut a few corners....

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  Excellent vehicle for the money - 2015 Mazda CX-5
  By oldbearcat - July 29 - 1:37 am

  I needed a replacement for my Honda CRV. After doing research and test driving the new CRV, RAV4, and the CX-5, I feel the Mazda is the best of the bunch. The CX-5 feels more athletic, handles better, and feels more comfortable to me. The Touring comes fairly loaded with features, and, mine has the Bose radio and sun roof package as well. Build quality seems excellent and equal to the Honda it replaced.

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  Do Not Pay For The Tech Package with the Mazda CX 5 - 2015 Mazda CX-5
  By wuffb - July 4 - 4:00 am

  I had a 2013 Mazda CX5 GT with Tech Package and the iPod integration unit / Bluetooth worked perfectly. I JUST bought a new 2015 with the 2.5 Engine and Tech Package. Dont buy this car with the Tech package! Mazda has known about problems with this system for over a year . . . nothing fixed yet. No time stated for firmware update. Pandora / iPod/ Bluetooth . . . sync up very sketchy. Go on Google . .. type in "Mazda CX5 iPod issues" and read all the posts and You tube Video. Dealer knows this system is not working right and will not inform customers. Mazda knows this system is not working right and hasnt fixed it . . . but you will pay for it!

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  A great car ruined by transmission mapping - 2015 Mazda CX-5
  By John Zuanich - June 20 - 3:22 pm

  This is a decent car that could be a great car with better transmission mapping and an additional transmission gear or two. I own the larger 2.5L engine with the 6-speed automatic transmission. I live on a hill, but most of my driving is down on fairy flat terrain. The transmission mapping is definitely part of the Skyactive technology, designed to shift to the highest possible gear as soon as is practical. More often than not this isnt a problem--until you begin driving up a hill, where it has a constant tendency to lug. The transmission is reluctant to down shift without feeding it a significant amounts of throttle. Then it downshifts and races up the hill, making it difficult to drive up a hill smoothly. More often than not, Im forced to shift manually whenever Im driving up the hill, inorder to be in total control of shift points. Most of the other cars Ive owned with automatic transmissions seen to sense when you begin driving up a hill and seem to downshift much more inuitively (more quickly and with less throttle application) and smoothly. The transmission is adaptive, meaning it adapts to your driving style over time. I drive very moderalty most of the time, so I dont mind the hunt for the highest gear, as that strategy generally improves fuel economy. But drive it loaded up a hill and any hint of a "performance" vehicle flies right out the door. Additionally, gear spacing between 32 and 40 miles per hour is way to broad. This car would definitely benefit from one or two additional gears in this important speed range. Ive owned many cars with automatic transmissions, and this is by far the worst transmission mapping Ive noticed. The key is "noticed." When transmission mapping is done well, you dont notice it because the transmission always seems to be in the correct great. In the CX-5, even with the larger engine, the poor mapping is always noticed driving up a hill. Its really a shame, because all other aspects of this vehicle are really good. Steering and brake feel are outstanding, and this car really is fun to drive--over flat terrain. Enter a hill, and entire package falls apart due to the transmission.

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  Dislike the AC - 2015 Mazda CX-5
  By Wang Kaisi - January 16 - 5:44 am

  A few things to point out after owning this car more than a year. 1. AC system. Front windshield defrost will ONLY turn on when you use external circulation mode. When I need to defrost, I am also bringing in the exhaust from the car in front of me. 2. 180HP on this vehicle seems not enough power when passing on a freeway. (personal)