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Mazda 3

Given that the 3 has failed to gain a foothold in the ever more competitive compact family class, its mid-table set of results is fitting.

As you’d expect from a model based on a Ford Focus platform, the handling is above average, while 23rd in the reliability charts proves that Mazda could teach the blue oval a thing or two about making cars last…

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PREVIOUS RESULTS

  • Manufactured
  • 2006 Result
  • 2003-Present
  • 21st

MANUFACTURER VERDICT

It’s fallen one place, yet Mazda is still in the top 10. The blot in its copybook is 23rd position for running costs, although it’s offset by a fifth-placed rank in both the handling and braking categories.

FURTHER READING

Read our review of the Mazda 3 here

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