Ahead of Its Time | 2011 Mazda CX-7 Review
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024
- The CX-7, discontinued in 2012, still performs like a modern crossover. Big turbo power, excellent steering feel and handling, and a fairly impressive interior with the sGrand Touring Package. The CX-5, however, is better than the CX-7 at everything EXCEPT the power of this 2.3L turbo.
I bought a used 2011 Mazda CX-7 base model 2.5 5 speed auto last May. 152,000 kms when I bought it, one owner, dealer serviced. It’s currently at 167,000 kms. Had to replace an O2 sensor and just did the brakes a couple weeks back. It’s a solid little tank, good for my commute to work and back, very comfortable.
I don’t regret buying it as my insurance is also cheap and so is the maintenance.
I bought a 2011 Mazda, CX-7 about seven years ago it had 142,000 miles on it it now has 186,000 miles on it. I’ve driven it from Ohio to Arizona and back a couple of times and from Ohio to Quebec and back a few times. It’s the best car I’ve ever had, comfortable and reliable and pretty good on gas. I stay up on all the maintenance to make sure I can keep this beautiful car as long as I can.
Agree ! Got one 2011mdl and the styling doesn’t get old considering it’s already 2022. Btw love it’s performance and my engine bay is perfectly clean.
I have a 2011 cx7 and still running great 👍
About to buy one tomorrow what miles are on yours and has the turbo had any problems?
I bought it with 90.000 miles right now it has 120.000 and still running great just oil and gas that's it. Good luck with you6
@@millos83 no other issues? I keep hearing turbo is yours the 2.3 turbo? I own a 2012 cx9 and with 117k miles the engine is perfectly dry no leaks etc on the V6 it’s been a great vehicle
How's the fuel consumption
@@TFRYERJE I heard 2010 turbo had issues but 2011+ is meant to be ok. Depends though
I bought one 3 years ago it had 135,000 it now has 208,000 on it never misses a beat and it’s we’ll maintained too
I have 2010 cx-7 with 130k on no problem so far. I still love this car!!!
Thanks for watching!
Is it expensive to maintain.
Hey are the Maintenance costs low or high ? I'm thinking of buying one within two weeks
I got a mazda cx-7 on 289 thousand kms only thing iv ever has go wrong is a popped tyre and a blown hose that was like $200 to fix no other issues
Thanks I am considering buying this car next week! I really like it but I will drive it tomorrow morning but your post kinda just sold me🤗
Oh and it has 165000...miles on it in 2022...one owner
Here in Austria, Vienna, we have so many Mazda cx-7, you can Find them in every corner of the City, it's a very common popular car. I own myself and it's a fucking beast
The cupholder is mounted diagonally so that you know who's drink is who's because it makes one of the drinks slightly closer to you.
I think I understand that there isn't enough room to place them horizontally side by side so they have to offset it that makes sense thank you.
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You’re welcome. Great video (and channel) by the way!
Greetings from New Zealand :)
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I drive a more basic Cx-7, but it’s 2010. I see jerkoffs buying the new Lambo cross-suv, the look almost the same. If you have the money and don’t buy a classic bad ass car that you could buy with Lambo money, you’re only into clout. If that is an actual word. People are spending so much money on a car that looks like mine that’s 11 years old. Does that say anything about us???
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That baby navigation lol, my 2012 Mazda 3 has it. I loved the CX-7 and hope they bring it back.
What about the spend fuel?
great handling on this car, I owned a 2008 CX-7 GT AWD. The engine had a lot of power for a 4 cylinder turbo. The car was discontinued for reasons mazda refused to come clean. The were a lot of people that experience engine and turbo failure due to the fact the car would burn excessive oil, turbo needed maintenance about 60K miles and if the dealer worked on the car it would be ridiculously expensive to rebuild the turbo. In some cases the engine failure occurred prior to the 36k mile warranty and owners had a difficult time getting any help from dealers. Since the poor design of the engine and size of the car it made no sense to have a Cx7 and CX5 with similar power train. Mazda claimed at the time, the engine was improved with Sky-active technology, high compression ratio engine, better gas mileage and better engine design in comparison to CX-7 2.4 turbo. My car needed new piston, new turbo and the engine needed to be drain due to the excessive amount of oil that it was burning. You dont see many of the CX7 on the road due to that engine, true the leather looked like crap but I will give it to Mazda it had great handling. My car lasted 64K miles before it was traded over to Acura MDX 2011 with SH-AWD. I now have 100K miles on my Acura and I love the handling of the car as well as the reliability. At the time my MDX did look like a luxury SUV and even know it still looks and performs well with proper maintenance. True there was a plain jane 4 cylinder with no turbo but that was a slow car, not fun to drive, thus I bought the Turbo.
Very true, had a 2007 GT but after the 3 year warranty ran out, decided to trade it in for a 2010 Sport Model with the 2.5L Naturally Aspirated Engine. Had already started experiencing engine troubles that lead to the catastrophic timing chain break. At the time Mazda would not recognize the problem that was clearly a design flaw of the engine. Plus the refresh stylings fixes a lot of the issues I had with the 2007 GT Model.
The 2010-2012 Sport 2.5L is I think was the most reliable, albeit slightly underpowered. I can't vouch for the reliability of the 2009 to 2012 2.3 Turbo reliability but Mazda did make adjustments to that engine.
I still use my 2010 CX7 Sport 2.5L. Only repairs I've done is:
02 sensor replacement. (DIY-After 10 Years
Internal AC Blower Fan Replacement. (DIY - After 10 years)
Water Pump Replacement (After 12 years.)
Starter Replacement. (After 11 years)
12V Battery replacement.
Headlight bulb replacement
Tires.
Still on the original brake pads that are now approaching replacement time.
Basic oil change every 3000 miles, and interior has held up amazingly. Specially the cloth seats. Much better than the leather versions.
The car is still my daily driver. Although city gas mileage is not that great 14 MPG. Looking to switch to something like a hybrid SUV, like a used Lexus RX-450h or maybe a more efficient and updated 2019 -20 CX-5 till the CX-70 comes out and see it's reliability and price.
I just bought one...happy to know that I made a good choice! Good video!
Congratulations!
What's your experience after 6 months? I'm looking to buy some as well
@@blekastija7759 ive had my 2007 mazda cx 7 for 2 years its still nice. make sure to go easy on the transmission, apparently mazda transmissions aren't the best. but its still amazing
I’m actually looking at one because the bank won’t approve my Porsche that I wanted but will approve this... so I’m watching seeing will it impress me...
@@pre2222 its totally fine man, mine has about 130 k miles, the only downside to it is since its all wheel drive if you get a flat and have to replace the tire, you gotta replace all 4, unless you have the same brand tire as the shops tire cause then they'll sand it down to the other tires milimeter, cause on all wheel drive cars the wheels arent free and they have to spin at the same time so if you gotta new tire thats not the same wear as the other ones it'll slowly kill your transmission, just got my tires all replaced today. and an oil change for good luck. i recommend man, that you always get your oil changed at least every 5000 miles and TAKE IT EASY ON YOUR TIRES, avoid potholes, NEVER HIT A CURB, if you wanna go fast get a motorcycle and that's it. take it easy with the transmission, mines totally fine, when i park it i put it in nutreal, emergency brake, then park so theres no toll on the transmission
I put 245/60 R18 tires on mine, no adjustments needed. Helps prevent curb rash and feels much better
I went with wider 235/65R17 Hankook all terrain tires on the original 17” wheels on my 2.5L I lost a few mpgs, a little noisier on the road, slightly slower acceleration and braking. Im on a second set of these. I get around 50K miles out of these tires. 308K miles on my Mazda now. Definitely looks, drives and feels more like a legit crossover vehicle even though it’s only FWD.
I just buy one and im fascinated with it i was stuck in the traffic and i thought it was off because it doesn't make any sound it's incredible
I bought a cx7 10yrs ago brand new. 150,000mi later still have it and runs great. No problems so far. It’s a 2010 with a 2.5l 2wd. It’s a lot of fun. One engineering que I like is how the engine is the opposite of most. The hot exhaust is ran between the block and firewall as oppose to it coming out the front of the engine and going under the oil pan.... BTW, the screen is about the size of your cell screen..
One thing I’ve noticed about the back seat, it may be somewhat small, but it dose sit higher than most from the floor which dose kinda make up for the room
Probably gonna have a much different experience with the non-turbo ones from what I've heard.
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is this still a reliable and good buy in 2024? Looking at a Mazda CX7 2011 with only 60+k mileage on it. Looks to be in good condition, new set tires, new tint, interior still looking very good.
nice review.. we bought this car in 2011 with the awd version and it is definitely most fun to drive in its class.. fuel mileage however not so great... mazda engineers shd have worked a bit more on that!
How was upkeep on your car? Im thinking of buying one used but i heard mazda has motor issues and also transmission issues
@@TylerBeRippin ive had one for the last 6 years i dont put much mileage on it about ever 10k it need the valves cleaned very dirty engine due to the direct injection. its like owning a boat bust out another thousand everytime you need something fixed
roy862007 the engineers did work on it and the result is the CX-5
TylerBeRippin nah they are great I’m on my 6th one!
Make sure you check your ball joints. There was a recall on them, but parts never came in. Mine failed and my wheel fell off while driving.
It probably has air ducts under the front seats to send air to the backseat, I own one and I didn’t ever see competitors offer rear vents for that time around 2007.
Almost every car has vents in the rear (under the front seats) and the Nissan Murano is a competitor and it had lots of vents in the rear and it came out in late 2002.
All I remember about this whip back in '10 when I took it for a test drive was that the salesperson cut the cheese so bad we had to cut short the drive 😔
I like! it looks just like my red Mazda 2010 except mines is Mazda 3..I might be interested in this car next.
Cruise control doesn't stay on. The light comes on after you start the vehicle if you have a battery that is weak. I used to have the same problem. There is a TSB from Mazda about this problem.
I just bought one at the 07 CX7 it has a 124,000 I hope it's good as car as I seen on the comments it looks brand new I love it so far just had it for one month if anybody ever had problems with this year please comment and let me know
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Mazda needs to bring this car back to the states!
I think they make a cx8 for asia still
Is this an improvement from the 2007-2010 model?
it’s such a cute car ❤️
LOOK AT THE GRILL! Its happy! 🥺😁
Is this still reliable in 2021? With 94000km in the odometer?
Not a ram air intake. It's a top mount intercooler air funnel. Just a heads up
Where you said is the ram air is actually the air to cool in intercooler and not the intake. The intake was more to the left of the vehicle
Didn't handle too well in mud,felt like a 2WD but the speed is good and a stable car. Blind corners too which can be quite dangerous especially for over zealous motorbike users
Good video but I wanted to hear some more criticism on the car and maybe edit the time down a little. Overall good review.
Engine burns oil. Beware lol 😋
I have a 2011 CX7 and it's great. I do not agree about the 2.3 turbo (not reliable with high miles). Mine is the 2.5 not turbo and it has plenty of power. The 2.5 is not turbo and it will way outlast the 2.3 turbo.
2011 cx7 2.5 owner here. Agree i avoided the turbo as well. cant say there are times i wish i has it, because the 2.5 although adequate is a bit of a dog.. but its not in the shop so
Common sense if you have the CX7 non turbo and no AWD, engine gets less stress all around. The high RPM, temperature and pressure of the valves and pistons causes premature wear on the engine. When my turbo failed it was about 59k miles, shorty after my pistons also failed. I drove the non turbocharged CX7 but it was not a fun a car. At that point i rather drive a Honda With a very reliable 4 cylinder engine instead of buying a Mazda. I walked into a Honda dealer and traded my blown out turbo and faulty engine for a brand new accord 2013 dx, which has surpassed 100k miles with basic oil change, brake, tires and a faulty gasket which was replaced at 50k miles due to excessive oil leaking out of the engine.
I agree. I have a 2011 2.5L SVI trim with 308K miles on original engine and 5 spd. Auto transmission. Still runs and drives good. I don’t see many of the 2.3L turbo models on the road anymore.
How reliable is this car?
Love this car. Let down by the rear design.
Horizontal or Diagonal cupholders you meant?
Lol every car you review the fan and volume are on max
Nissan also had that type of keyless start
In their navara (frontier) a d pathfinder but was only on the top of range 3.0 turbo diesel v6
That generation of Mazda were very ahead of their time the Mazda 3 back in 06 has cruise control and so many features that competition did not have
Ahmed Moosaji I'm always fighting the fans if I'm inside, and the wind if I'm outside lol. Good to see you Ahmed.
Hey all, if anyone can help i'd appreciate it. My mechanic damaged an ABS sensor whilst changing the nearside front wheel bearing, after replacing the sensor the ABS and traction control lights won't go off. He's tried resetting them thru the diagnostics tablet, I've tries full lock right then full lock left, driving it around, disconnected the battery overnight but still no luck. Does anyone know anything else we could try? The car is a 2011 UK spec Sport Tech model. Thanks
Hi im planning to buy 2010 model the mechanic said it had timing issue that he had to work on the engine. But everything else is ok
Can i buy the car?
Please advice
Do not. Buy the non-tuebo 2.5L for reliability
If these got the 3.0 V6 from the Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute it may have done better than it did. The 2.3 turbo had a lot of problems that probably wouldn’t exist in the V6.
Was the 2.3 turbo the only engine offered in the CX-7?
Here in the US the 2.5L non Turbo with 5spd Auto transmission was on the basic trim and medium trim versions.The upper 2 trim models came with AWD and the 2.3L turbo engine.
My 2011 cx7 2.3L turbo died.Can i put sny other engine version? I do not want to repeat same misteak of putting 2.3L turbo again.
...yep , turbo=problems
No turbo better 👍
Pronounced Maazda, as in KANsas bro. Great review, cool presentation style. Good job and ty KK
I know it's for Philippines why it is in Australia/Us/Uk?
How about the FC in Mpg? Is it good for 2 litre car?
2.5 for Toyota level reliability paired to an aisin (Toyota) transmission.
Just bought one. But it's a Mazda, not a Marsda 😊
Nice! I love Mazudas.
You missed the secret hiding hole in the armrest…
My client and friend at Renton uses cx7
can someone help me as to how can i find my trim model for mazda cx 7 2011
I have a 2011 CX7 Not Turbo with 240 000 km mostly Highway
Your engine sounds like it threw a rod. And you're "losing traction" because they forgot to put a drive shaft in your car.
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NEver seen a switch to lower the lights? Literally on every vehicle with a trailer hitch ever.
In 10 moths I'm very pleased my used (180K km) CX7, no isues whatsoever, diesel pusher 173hp... this SUV is worth every penney!
I'm SORRY FOR THIS SPOILED LEXUS SUCKER.
That engine sounds terrible once u opened the hood
Mack it didn't sound like that in person 😊 it wasn't recording the sound accurately.
The Disi engine sounds like that. It’s off-putting because it sound diesel’ish but it is normal due to the direct injection
I purchased that car new and kept it for less than two years, it was a 2011 AWD model. Total disappointment, bad gas mileage and I never felt claimed 244 hp. Overall not well put together vehicle, CX5 is much better car but it could use some more power.
Nice video, except for the clueless reviewer. Something must be wrong with the transmission if you're flooring it and the tires spin when it's raining outside. Definitely the transmission...or maybe it's just you. I'm going to miss him. Lol.
For that little bit of zoom zoom you definitely pay for it at the at the petrol bowser these 2.3 l turbocharged engines really not all that fuel-efficient lugging this heavy car around
2.3 L turbo are big failure. Mine died at 140k km.
Thats not Ram-air, nor was that the air intake. Clearly visible to the right.
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run away from the turbo version....
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