This is all making me cry a little more as an owner of a 2015 Japanese 2nd hand import as I won't get any help from the dealer network without making a LOT of noise so fingers crossed it goes well - I'll definitely be doing 10,000km services with the Mazda dealer like clockwork.

 

Grim_reaper:
Would you recommend the US 2019 CX-5 Diesel? There are quite a few available in the US with low miles on them. I live out in the country, so it would be mostly country roads and highways for my driving. I live in southern Michigan where diesel is only 10 cents more than regular unleaded. Still have a 1999.5 VW Jetta diesel with almost 330,000 miles that I plan to replace soon.

 

The US diesel was majorly de-tuned to meet California emissions. Unless they are dirt cheap, and you do regular highway driving, there's no point buying one.

 

I drive 2x 15km trips per day on the highway to work and probably do 6-10 350km trips a year. So what would equal about 10,000km a year?

 

Not worth the hassle.

 

...if only more petrol models were available second hand!

 

Sorry to Nag @grim_reaper - What do you consider reasonable travel distances to avoid the nasties in a CX5 Diesel.

Ours is going to be doing a fair few 3km trips during the week with a couple of 15-20km each way trips weekly and then 300km or more trips towing a van every 6 weeks on average.

Should I be purposely going out and giving it a decent long highway blast in the weekends or is the above enough in between the long holiday towing trips (Pretty much every long weekend with some weekend trips thrown in).

I LOVE this car but at the same time I'm paranoid about the implications of the Diesel - We've actually kept our old Nissan Murano as its more use as a spare than the money it would give as a trade in or sale. Part of me wants my wife to keep using that and save the Diesel for trips and towing but is sitting unused for a fortnite at a time just as bad?

 

Modern Diesels are no good for round town short trips. You would want to be driving 20 -30kms (motorway / highway) minimum every trip.

 

Hi all
Hope your are all doing well as can be expected.

Just a quick drop in, a progress update.
*Touching wood as I type this* After the Vacuum Pump and Hose replacement (NOV19) as part of 2019 recall, I haven't had any messages or any significant maintenance events.
It's a real pity this diesel engine causes so many issues for the early model diesel cx5's as it's just been a tremendous vehicle for me, I absolute love it to bits.

My latest maintenance related problem was just a flat tire, caused by a leaking stem/valve. The warning system didn't detect, nor alert me to it until it was faaar too late... i.e. the tyre was completely deflated.
Luckily, it was close to home and close to a petrol/gas station where i could inflate the tyre and hobble home and find the source of my leak. Used Scotch70 Self adhesive tape to strap the valve until I could get to Beaurepaires where they fixed it properly for 50 quid. Better than having to fork-out for new tyre$!!!

anyway - thats the latest. regards

 

Hi All!
We're looking to buy a cx-5 and had been put off the diesels by the issues and gasket problems. The dealer we spoke to reckons these were resolved in the gen 1 facelift and onwards but I can't find anything specific on this.
We drove the 2.0 petrol and we're very underwhelmed compared to the diesel and are trying to decide between a 2013/14 2.5 petrol or a 2015/16 diesel.
we drive 25km each way to work, about 20 of which is motorway if that would help the diesel.Any help is much appreciated!