It's had some DPF regeneration problems in the Mazda 3 and Mazda 6: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/mazda/3-2009/?sectio.../ and www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/mazda/6 ...

A stylish and sophisticated family car, the Mazda 3 is well worth considering as a used buy, although its reliability is a little concerning. Make sure that a Mazda dealer has applied the latest ...

Going against the grain of the C-segment a little, Mazda's petrol engines for the 3 are not turbocharged, the Japanese company sticking with natural aspiration and instead upping capacity. It reckons ...

Although the Mk3 Mazda 3 has been obsolete for a few years, there’s plenty to like about it – and this is a car that we loved when it was new. We ran a 2.0 Skyactiv-G 120 model on our fleet for a year ...

As long as you're happy to work the non-turbo petrol engines to get the best out of them, the Mazda 3 is really enjoyable to drive. A snickety manual gearbox, feelsome steering and sorted suspension ...