2025 Mazda3 Hatchback
The Mazda3 in its hatchback configuration remains a really solid purchase choice for buyers seeking a sporty and modern compact five-seater passenger car.
With some seriously good competing products from the likes of fellow Japanese automakers Toyota, Honda, and Subaru plus some German rivals like the Jetta, the Mazda3 stands out with its excellent driving experience and great build quality and design.
Continue reading as we take a closer look at what's on offer that makes this sporty 2025 Mazda3 Hatchback worthy of your hard-earned Dollars.
What's New For 2025?
The 2025 Mazda3 Hatchback continues as a carryover model from 2024, but there is some good news for those with tighter budgets: the Mazda3 Hatchback is now available in a new entry-level 2.5 S trim that is a little bit more affordable than the previous entry trim level.
The balance of the trims lineup saw a small increase of around $300 each, but now feature Amazon Alexa built-in, that allows users to adjust in-vehicle settings as well as their smart devices at home via voice commands plus Mazda Online Navigation has been added to ensure more accurate routing thanks to convenient over-the-air updates.
Shoppers get to choose from seven trim levels, 2.5 S, 2.5 S Select Sport, 2.5 S Preferred, 2.5 S Carbon Edition, 2.5 S Premium, 2.5 Carbon Turbo and the top of the range 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus.
Sporty Exterior
The 2025 Mazda3 Hatchback continues to sport its flowing Kodo design philosophy, with the exterior showing striking curves and angles, lending the Mazda3 Hatchback a still thoroughly modern and sophisticated appearance.
The front view of the Mazda3 features the familiar Mazda Family grille in gloss black flanked by the slightly upwards slants and slim horizontal auto on/off LED headlights along with standard LED daytime running lights.
The exterior features plentiful modern styling touches like the rear LED combination tail lights and black finished rear roof spoiler. The exciting exterior is finished with a range of stylish alloy wheels of 16 inches to 18 inches across the trims, all shod with all-season tires.
Luxurious Interior
The 2025 Mazda3 Hatchback continues with its thoughtfully designed cabin constructed with premium materials and upscale Japanese craftsmanship. Buyers across the trims lineup get to pick and choose a wide selection of available luxury and comfort features.
The 2025 Mazda3 Hatchback seats five passengers, and passengers are pampered with adjustable front & rear headrests in all seating positions.
The 2025 Mazda3 Hatchback offers as standard an 8.8-inch infotainment display between soft-touch dashboard pads, while the larger, 10.3-inch display is available only on Turbo trims.
Regardless of the display screen size, the operation of the infotainment system is made simple with standard Mazda Connect and the easy-to-use console-mounted Command Controller rotary knob.
The Mazda3 offers standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto plus a six-speaker Mazda Harmonics audio system on lower trims and an eight-speaker Mazda Harmonics system on upper trims. Buyers seeking more from their audio experience will appreciate the available extra cost 12-speaker Bose stereo system and SiriusXM satellite radio.
The Mazda3 Hatchback is fitted with a standard 60/40 split fold-down rear seatback for easier loading of longer items. The Hatchback offers an EPA cargo volume of 20.1 cubic feet.
Engine, Transmission, and Performance
For 2025, there are two engines on offer: the base naturally-aspirated 2.5-liter SKYACTIV four-cylinder that makes 191 horsepower @ 6000 rpm and 189 pound-feet of torque @ 4000 and a turbocharged version of this same engine that pushes out 250 horsepower @ 5,000 rpm and some serious 320 pound-feet of torque @ 2500 rpm.
These engines are fitted to a SKYACTIV-Drive 6-speed automatic transmission with manual and sport modes across most of the range. Mazda iACTIV AWD (all-wheel drive) is available from the mid-grade Carbon Edition on up and is standard fitment on all the turbo trims.
Fuel Economy
The base 2.5-liter engine with FWD and standard automatic transmission has EPA-estimated fuel economy values of 26/36/30 mpg city/highway/combined driving.
Trims with AWD offer 26/33/29 mpg for city/highway/combined driving, and those trims fitted with the turbocharged 2.5-liter engine and standard AWD will get EPA ratings of 23/31/26 mpg for city/highway/combined driving.
Safety and Driver-Assistance Features
The 2024 Mazda3 Hatchback was awarded the IIHS Top Safety Pick for 2024, plus the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave it a five-star overall safety rating for 2024.
The 2025 model year continues with no changes and is equipped with a comprehensive range of both safety and driver assistance features.
The Mazda3 is fitted with standard dual front airbags, front and rear seat-mounted side-impact airbags, side-impact air curtains and driver's and front passenger's knee airbags ensuring all on board experience safe travels.
Driver assistance features include automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control with Mazda's stop-and-go system (Mazda Radar Cruise Control), driver attention monitoring and automatic high beams.
All trims from the 2.5 S Select offer blindspot monitoring and cross-traffic alert.
Turbocharged trims add features such as traffic sign recognition and steering-adaptive front lighting, and buyers opting for the range topping 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus will get to enjoy the convenience of a 360-degree overhead cam, rear auto-emergency braking, and traffic jam assist.
2025 Mazda3 Hatchback Trim Levels and Pricing
2.5 S
Starting at $24,950 MSRP, the 2.5 S is fitted with the base 2.5-liter engine and offers buyers an impressive inventory of standard appointments despite its entry-level status.
- 7-inch LCD Meter Display
- Trip computer with resettable odometer, current and average fuel economy, distance-to-empty
- Manual air conditioning
- Remote keyless entry system
- Push-button start
- Black cloth seats
- Power windows with a one-touch up/down feature
- Power door locks - speed-sensitive auto door locks
- Urethane-wrapped steering wheel and gear selector
- Steering-wheel-mounted audio and cruise control switches
- Manual day/night rearview mirror
- Electronic parking brake
- Front map lights and cargo area light
- Vinyl-covered sun visors with extensions
- Glove compartment
- Front center console armrest with covered storage compartment
- Front door storage pockets with bottle holders
- Front passenger-side seat back pocket
- Cargo cover
- Overhead console with sunglasses holder
- Bluetooth hands-free phone and audio streaming capability
- Dual Type-C USB inputs
The exterior sports the below standard features:
- Body-colored dual folding power side mirrors
- Variable-intermittent windshield wipers
- Rear window wiper
- Front grille in gloss Black finish
- A rear roof spoiler in a Black finish
- 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels finished in silver metallic
Buyers get to choose from three exterior color options.
2.5 S Select Sport
The Select Sport starts at $25,990 MSRP and gets buyers further interior niceties such as:
- Dual-zone air conditioning
- Mazda's advanced keyless entry system
- Rear center armrest with cup holders
- Overhead console with sunglasses holder
- Black leatherette-trimmed sports seats
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear selector
- Driver- and passenger-side illuminated covered visor vanity mirrors
On the exterior, additional finishes include:
- Black dual folding heated power side mirrors with integrated turn signal
- 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels finished in black metallic
Six exterior colors are available to choose from.
2.5 S Preferred
Starting at $27,690 MSRP, the Preferred trim adds an 8-way power-adjustable driver's seat with power-adjustable lumbar support and 2-position memory plus heated front seats. Buyers get the choice of two leatherette trim colors, black or greige, plus the aforementioned built-in Alexa functionality.
On the exterior enhancements are such as:
- Body-colored dual folding heated power side mirrors with turn signals and memory positioning
- Power sliding-glass moonroof with a one-touch-open feature and interior sunshade
- 18-inch alloy wheels finished in gray metallic
2.5 S Carbon Edition
The exclusive Carbon Edition is available only in Polymetal Gray Metallic, and at a starting MSRP of $30,560 buyers will receive exclusive red leather-trimmed sport seats, 8-speaker audio system with Mazda Harmonic Acoustics, plus a wireless charger.
2.5 S Premium
With a starting $30,650 MSRP, the Premium trim adds:
- Signature LED headlights
- Leather-trimmed sports seats in black or red
- Bose 12-speaker premium audio system with Centerpoint and AudioPilot
- Aluminum speaker grille
- SiriusXM Satellite Radio with 3-month trial subscription
- Mazda Online Navigation System with Off-road Navigation
- Windshield-projected full-color Active Driving Display
- Traffic Sign Recognition
2.5 Carbon Turbo
The Carbon Turbo will see shoppers paying a starting MSRP of $33,250, which gets them a turbocharged engine, the Mazda AWD system and the exclusive exterior paint finish of Zircon Sand Metallic paint.
Upgrades to the cabin include the terracotta leatherette-trimmed sports seats, a heated steering wheel, a larger 10.25-inch full-color center display and convenient paddle shifters, but the Carbon Turbo drops the Mazda Online Navigation System with Off-road navigation, the Windshield-projected full-color Active Driving Display and Traffic Sign Recognition.
2.5 Turbo Premium Plus
The range-topping 2025 Mazda3 Hatchback starts at $36,950.
As the range topper shoppers will be spoiled with perforated leather-trimmed sport seats in black or red, the standard Bose 12-speaker premium audio system. Mazda Online Navigation System with Off-road navigation, the windshield-projected full-color active driving display plus traffic sign recognition are included again on this top spec trim.
The exterior of the Turbo Premium Plus receives Signature LED headlights, a Windshield wiper de-icer, a black aero rear roof spoiler, a black front air dam and black front air guides.
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