2025 Mazda CX-5

I leased CX-5s for 9 years now. I loved my CX-5 until I had kids with car seats. Get great gas mileage and has all of the bells and whistles (sun roof, Apple car play etc) but with now 2 car seats it is very tight. My husband (6’1) has 0 leg room in the front passenger seat with the rear facing car seat behind him and the drivers side is just as tight. I leased this car at 8 months pregnant and was not aware how tight this car would be with the car seats in the back seat. The back seat fits the two rotating car seats I have (joie chili spin and evenflo revolve 360 slim) but both can’t be turned at the same time and there is also only enough room for a bog bag between them. Would not recommend this car for families with kids in car seats, was perfect for before kids/ when kids are older and out of car seats.

Traded in a 2019 CX-5 for the 2026 redesign. The redesign is MUCH roomier and perfect family car for a family of four. Cannot beat the price, reliability and safety. New interior room is great, plenty of room behind a tall driver for a rear facing rotating seat. I am using a Evenflo Revolve Slim and a Chicco MyFit. It’s definitely a 4 passenger car, and not made for 3 across. When my kids are bigger, we will likely need a bigger car but this is perfect for our season. Cup holder fits large Owala. Love the infotainment, safety features, and heads up display. The bridge/center console is well designed, the wireless charger works well. The car seems to sit up higher than the previous designs I know Kelly often talks about how much she dislikes this CX5, but this redesign was the roomier upgrade we needed without sacrificing safety or giving us a huge car payment! So far very happy about this decision for our family!

I’ve owned my Mazda CX-5 since 2023. It has never given me any issues. I LOVE the simple technology (dial instead of touch screen/gauges). It looks sporty (only exterior complaint is the that the red is GORGEOUS, but is chipped very easily). I had plenty of space before I was a mom, but now that I have one child it is a little tight. Rear-facing car seats take up a lot of room. With the infant seat I am still able to fit in the passenger seat, but with a convertible rear facing seat I will not be able to. The trunk is still very spacious. My stroller takes up about half of the trunk. Overall, I love my Mazda, but we will have to get a bigger car when we have a second child.

I bought this car before I was married and definitely did not think about how it would work with the next phase of life aka kids and car seats. It served me well for a few years and then had quite a shock when I installed my first car seat. I started looking at reviews to see what car seat would give us the most space but there really isn’t a great solution. We have a convertible car seat and the Graco Extend2Fit does give a teensy bit more room than a rotating car seat but the front passenger is still practically in the dashboard. It’s fine if I’m just driving around as a solo adult up front, but terrible for trips with the whole family. We are now car shopping for a 3 row suv definitely before we go for kid #2. Have already watched Kelly’s videos and reading reviews on our options this go around, will not be making that mistake again!

We bought this car before we had our first baby. We have a very narrow garage so we were needing a smaller SUV (I refuse to park outside in the Midwest - not clearing snow when I have a garage 😊). It was brand new and the technology features are great. Drives really smoothly. Has a sunroof which we like. We love the car minus the backseat. It is so small! The front seat passenger is very squished when a rear facing car seat is behind it. You have to push that seat very far up to make enough room for the car seat. It’s a real bummer.

This is a great car for commuting long distances and still dropping the kids off at school. Has everything I need to sit comfortably in traffic for 3 hours a day yet has enough room to pick and drop the kids off. It drives well and is quick.

I love the 2022 Mazda CX-5. The premium plus package gives us everything we feel we need. It feels like a higher-end vehicle, but without the higher end price. It is very reliable overall. We love that the car includes heating steering wheel, heated seats (front and back!) and tons of storage space in the cargo area. We wish that there was a bit more space in the 2nd row, as we feel that this car may not comfortably fit 2-3 car seats. We currently have 1, but it would be almost impossible for my larger spouse to comfortably drive if a child were sitting behind him in a car or booster seat.