Mazda

The Mazda Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer, initially established in 1920 as a toolmaker but went on to start building cars in the 1930s.

How popular is Mazda in the United Kingdom?

An innovative engineering based company, Mazda has over half a million vehicles on the roads in the UK. Their popularity has made a steady climb over the past 10 years; it’s no real surprise with their provision of smartly designed vehicles and unique philosophy.

Luxurious yet affordable motoring

Mazda philosophy: Jinba Ittai—drive together

Mazda professes to create each car around its driver—engineering them to move their drivers both literally and emotionally. They call this ‘Jinba Ittai’, and this inspiration comes from Japanese tradition, a natural connection like that between a horse and rider symbolising a ‘oneness’, where the car is merely an extension of the driver.

Zoom-Zoom

Possibly Mazda’s most popular marketing slogan, established in 2000 and trickle fed through many further campaigns to help them become the well-recognised household brand they are today.

It’s fair to say that Mazda likes to do things a little differently. They make strong, bold choices, and aren’t afraid to put their efficient larger engines in their cars where other marques are working on smaller, on-trend turbocharged options.

Mazda: easy on your pocket—fun on the roads

The current UK range includes models to include tourers, SUVs and the ever-popular MX-5 convertible. Despite often seemingly going against the grain of motoring trends, Mazda makes cars that are affordable to buy, economical to run and great fun to drive.

Mazda’s reliability and reputation

Mazda ranked a respectable joint 11th out of 30 car brands in the What Car? Reliability Survey in 2018. Many of the top 10 positions were taken by Japanese and Asian manufacturers, so Mazda’s 94.6% efficiency rating, while favourable, wasn’t quite as high as some of their neighbouring competition.

Recent Mazda recalls and reliability issues

Various recalls have been made on Mazda models throughout their motoring history. The following are a list of the most recent in the UK and Europe.

21/05/2019 – Mazda 3 (2015–2017)

Windscreen wipers may become inoperable

20/02/2019 – Mazda MX-5 (2016–2018) Automatic transmission may unexpectedly downshift

19/11/2018 – Mazda 2 (2007–2014) Mazda CX-7 (2007–2009) Mazda RX-8 (2003–2010) Mazda BT-50 (2006–2011)

Takata passenger airbag inflators may not operate as intended

19/11/2018 – Mazda 6 (2007–2010)

Passenger airbag inflators may not operate as intended

01/10/2018 – Mazda 2 (2018)

Incorrect purge valve bracket

30/09/2018 – Mazda 6 (2002–2007)

Takata passenger airbag inflators may not operate as intended

17/09/2018 – Mazda 3 (2012–2016) Mazda CX-5 (2012–2016) Mazda 6 (2012–2016)

Vacuum pump may wear prematurely

17/09/2018 – Mazda CX-5 (2012–2016) Mazda 6 (2012–2016) Mazda 3 (2012–2016)

Fuel injector software does not control the electric current correctly

All recall information sourced from gov.co.uk data.