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Jeep Renegade vs Mazda CX-5

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Jeep Renegade
Jeep Renegade

$10,888 - $22,999

2016 price

Mazda CX-5
Mazda CX-5

$33,990 - $61,031

2023 price

Summary

2016 Jeep Renegade
2023 Mazda CX-5
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.4L

Inline 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
7.5L/100km (combined)

7.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Iffy entertainment software
  • Naff interior
  • Vague steering

  • Hardly cutting-edge drivetrain tech
  • Clumsy dial-operated phone mirroring
  • Fuel consumption could be better
2016 Jeep Renegade Summary

Jeep's Renegade might be late to the mini-SUV party but it comes with a pretty impressive back catalogue to suggest that this is a SUV that can cash the cheques its name can write.

The top of the range Trailhawk can write even bigger cheques than the lower models, bringing with it a range of off-road tech toys to let you really get down and dirty.

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2023 Mazda CX-5 Summary

Australia loves Mazda.

We have all sorts of Mazdas. Big ones, small ones, relatively affordable ones, expensive ones, but one which stands above the rest is the CX-5.

That's because this mid-sizer does a lot of the heavy lifting for the Japanese brand, keeping it in the fight against titans like Toyota in the sales charts.

If you're ready to feel old, this second-generation version of the CX-5 with its eye-catching design is now a whopping seven years old, although it has been tweaked recently in 2022 to bring a few updates, as well as the addition of the variant we're looking at here, the Touring Active.

So, the question we're wrestling with is whether this car's continued massive popularity is still warranted.

Is this still one of the best mid-size SUVs you can buy for your family, or should you be considering more recently arrived alternatives?

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2016 Jeep Renegade 2023 Mazda CX-5

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