The Mazda 3 Sedan is the Japanese brand’s entry-level sedan offering and, following the retirement of the Mazda 6 from the North American lineup, is the only four-door sedan Mazda USA offers – rivaling other compact sedans like the Toyota Corolla and Nissan Sentra. However, while its Japanese roots and engineering do mean reliability is on Mazda’s side, not all Mazda 3 Sedan generations are ranked equally when it comes to reliability. We’ll review all generations of the Mazda 3 Sedan to discuss some of their common issues mechanically, ranking them from worst to best, based on their reliability records.
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