Mazda CX-30

The 2026 CX-30 in brief

The 2026 Mazda CX-30 is a small SUV offered with 2 engines (2.5L 4-cyl and 2.5L 4-cyl turbo) and 4-wheel drive.

It measures about 173 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 104-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,342 lb (Cx30 4dr SUV AWD).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 27 MPG combined (24 city / 31 highway), 4% better than the 2026 small SUV average of 25.9 MPG, for an estimated $2,500 a year in fuel.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the vehicle speed control.

The Mazda CX-30 has 7 model years in our data, from 2020 to 2026, classed as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2025 at 29 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 26 to 29 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (67), unknown or other (49), electrical system (48).

Buying used? 2023 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2021 is the year to avoid.

2020 has the most recalls (3); all years together count 7 campaigns and 256 owner complaints.

How the 2020 CX-30 compares

The 2020 Mazda CX-30 is a small SUV offered with a 2.5L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive.

It measures about 173 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 104-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,342 lb (Cx30 4dr SUV AWD).

About the Mazda CX-30

The Mazda CX-30 is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by Mazda. Based on the fourth-generation Mazda3, it debuted at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, to slot in between the CX-3 and the CX-5. It went on sale in Japan on 24 October 2019, with global units being produced at Mazda's Hiroshima factory, North and South American units built in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico, Thailand and initial Australian units made at the AutoAlliance Thailand plant in Rayong, and China-market units produced in Nanjing by Changan Mazda.

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