Mazda

Japan · parts cost 2/5 · specialist network: moderate

Model families

ModelSegmentGenerations coveredVariantsPrice span
6
GH · GH Estate
mid28€800–€4,550

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Brand-wide ownership notes

Mazda built the best-driving car in this class and then undermined it in two ways. The bodies of this era corrode earlier than their Japanese reputation suggests, particularly around the arches and sills, and the diesels have a genuine record of trouble. The petrols are simple and durable. So a tidy petrol Mazda 6 is a bargain and a cheap diesel one usually is not.

Chassis

ChassisBodyYearsCharacter
GHhatchback2007–2012The keen driver's choice in a dull class, let down by a body that rusts earlier than a Japanese car should and by a pair of difficult diesels.
GH Estatewagon2007–2012The practical body, and the one where the corrosion check matters most because these worked for a living.