I'm coming to the end of my first year of ownership and like you I like the car itself. It's fun to drive, I like the looks of it, the spec is good. But I think I'll be aiming to move it on within the next year or so. I've got a rusty spot that's developed on the roof and little bits of corrosion i...

I’d be interested to hear what electrical issues you experienced. I’ve had a number of niggles like key fob battery failure producing odd starting behaviours and earlier this year I replaced the battery due to various warning lights suddenly flashing etc. In my ownership the car has needed a new ba...

Sadly I've now sold my CX3, as various issues, mainly electrical and corrosion, have finally pushed me to moving on to another car. Shame really, as I liked the CX3 despite initially finding the seat uncomfortable, but the above issues particularly the increasing appearance of corrosion lifting the ...

Rarely make or accept phone calls while driving, however after recently needing to take a work related call I found the radio volume failed to return after ending the call, even though there was no suggestion I'd lost the signal. So having found a safe spot to pull over I turned off and then restart...

Agree, have you had the cars battery health checked? I bought our 68 plate AWD with only 13k miles when it was exactly four years old, one of the first issues was a dying battery, partly down to its minimal use. Had other issues too, but thankfully these have been sorted by either the supplying main...

Good recommendation, thanks. I've got the Toyo Gripless fitted on my CX-3. Car abandoned at the bottom of a hill due to an inch of snow. It says 4WD on the back of my car but you could have fooled me. Used to have a Q3 Quattro with Michelin Cross-Climates. Used to soar up that hill, muttering 'Snow...

I was lucky with the boot lid corrosion, as I noticed it just under a month after picking it up from the main dealer I bought it from. They covered it under goodwill, as the car was by then over 4 years old and well past the end of the 3 year paint warranty. No problems as yet with bumper paint mind...

During the last service in December, carried out at the local main dealer, I reported the drivers seat base was not getting as warm as the backrest with the seat heating switched on. They confirmed the fault and thankfully it was covered by the Mazda used car warranty. After the wrong parts were ini...

Mine has Bose, but I believe non Bose does have slightly more space as the floor is not built up as much with polystyrene inserts. Ours is Machine Grey, chipping seems average, though the paint appears quite thin when it does. Had some issues with corrosion with our late 2018 example, mainly bonnet ...

Also look at Mazda 3, more likely to have been used by business drivers than the CX3.