I have just brought a new Mazda 3 Neo and find the road noise on rough bitumen very loud and annoying. I fitted new Michelin Primacy tyres like I was told to, but have noticed little difference. Have you any suggestions to help the above problem?
Road noise from the rear is a problem many Mazda3 owners have complained about right from the launch of the car and there’s not a lot you can do. Fitting different tyres is the first thing that most people do, and like you have found, they make little if any difference. I would suggest you could try applying some noise deadening material to the panels inside the car, particularly in the rear, which seems to be the main noise generation area.
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