2013 Mazda 3 Reviews
You'll find all our 2013 Mazda 3 reviews right here.
Our reviews offer detailed analysis of the 's features, design, practicality, fuel consumption, engine and transmission, safety, ownership and what it's like to drive.
The most recent reviews sit up the top of the page, but if you're looking for an older model year or shopping for a used car, scroll down to find Mazda 3 dating back as far as 2004.
Used Mazda 3 review: 2009-2013
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By Graham Smith · 09 Jun 2017
Who'd have thought it, a Mazda knocking off the likes of Ford, Holden and Toyota to become the most popular car on the Australian market?
Used Mazda 3 review: 2009-2013
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By Graham Smith · 04 Aug 2016
Graham Smith reviews the second generation Mazda3 as a used buy. New A car that stormed the market, the Mazda3 was sweetly timed to take advantage of the shift to smaller cars. The first 3, launched in 2004, won a huge following in no time and its 2009 successor maintained the momentum. Mazda had a lot riding on this
Used Mazda 3 review: 2004-2015
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By Ewan Kennedy · 15 Dec 2015
Ewan Kennedy reviews the first, second and third generation Mazda 3 from 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 as a used buy.
Mazda 3 vs Volkswagen Golf
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By Craig Duff · 07 Mar 2014
Volkswagen set the bar high with last year's seventh-generation Golf, combining a brilliant chassis, ergonomic efficiency and responsive turbo engines.
Used Mazda3 review: 2004-2013
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By Ewan Kennedy · 19 Feb 2014
Mazda3 topped the overall sales race in 2011 and 2012 and already has a huge lead in the early days of 2014. Meaning there is a wide choice in the used-car scene.
Mazda3 hybrid 2013 review
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By Joshua Dowling · 22 Nov 2013
Mazda has finally joined the growing list of brands to offer hybrid power.
Mazda 3 2013 review: road test
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By Peter Barnwell · 15 Oct 2013
The small car segment had better look out because there's a new Mazda3 just around the corner that will likely show them all up.
Volkswagen Golf 90 TSI vs Mazda 3 SP20
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By Craig Duff · 24 May 2013
The problem with getting to the top of the heap is everyone wants to knock you off.And when it comes to car makers, the battle is more mixed martial arts than Marquis of Queensberry. Volkswagen has engineered its seventh-generation Golf to take the fight to the Mazda 3 and anything else in the small-car class. At stake is the title of the best private-buyers' car in the country.
Mazda 3 Maxx Sport 2013 Review
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By Rebeccah Elley · 27 Feb 2013
You don’t buy a Mazda 3 to stand out. They crowd most Aussie parking lots and dominate city traffic. The Mazda 3 has been Australia’s top-selling car for two years running.
Mazda3 2013 review
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By Craig Duff · 11 Feb 2013
There's hope for Australian car buyers yet. In an era when a basic task like parking a car inside the lines at a carpark is apparently too technically difficult or just too tedious for many drivers, the Mazda 3 continues to be the first choice for new car owners. So they must appreciate some element of the driving