Mazda 3 Hatchback (2013 - 2019) 2.0 (165bhp) Sport Nav 5d Owner Review

It's a great driver's car - very agile with superb steering and no discernible torque steer, fully equipped with leather, Sat-Nav, decent hi-fi, very good cruise control and extremely useful parking sensors. Car is very civilised around town (I live in London), flexible enough to carry decent loads (with seats down), just about big enough for family holidays (with a roof box for the tent) and the acceleration, cornering and grip is a delight (on those rare occasions when I get to drive it like a sports car). The non-turbo engine took me a bit of getting used to, after years of turbo cars, it's lovely and silky smooth and pulls strongly all the way to 6000+. Look hard for the 165bhp version - it's well worth it! A bargain at sub-£13k at 2.5yrs old, with only 22k miles on the clock. Owned it for 1.5yrs so far, seems pretty reliable.