There is clearly different levels of quality with the different Mazda paints. My Dark Blue had no problems in 100,000 miles. I now have Black with no problems in the first 5,000 miles. The red appears to be the most problematic. I wonder if the Gray has issues as well.

 

After a few years how has the Machine Grey paint held up?

 

I had a '19 Machine Gray with no PPF and it had lots of chips in 20k miles. I put ppf on my 21 and am glad I did. Nothing so far in 8500 miles. Highly recommend wrapping the entire front bumper, quarter panels and hood. Also mirrors and the A pillars would be helpful (I did not do that).

 

Good advice. I had PPF put on my last several cars and wouldn't own a car without it. Not a single ping, ding or scratch. In fact, last week I started parking in a new garage (NYC) for work. Second day in, while I was picking my CX-5 up, I noticed significant scratches on the to of the rear bumper - as they banged it into the concrete wall. I went to a local body shop and we took a look - turns out the damage was on the PPF applied to that area of the bumper. All I need do is get another piece of PPF back on there. Estimated charge to repaint the bumper ~ $800.00. Highly recommended if you intend on keeping your car.