The vehicle comes in three engine sizes – the 2,000 cubic centimetres (CC) petrol engine, 2,200cc diesel engine and 2,500cc petrol engine. Though the blown head gasket is not a problem with all CX-5 diesel cars, most Mazda dealers in Nairobi told The Standard that at least four out of every ten Mazda CX-5 vehicles they repaired, were brought for head gasket replacement. Halima Salat, a 28-year-old Nairobi motorist who bought a 2014 Mazda CX-5 diesel in February 2020, said a key problem she noticed with her car was sensitivity to dust. “When you want to overtake, and there’s little manoeuvre room left to you by the oncoming vehicle, the Mazda CX-5 diesel won’t fail you. The Mazda CX-5 diesel does 0-100kph in a maximum of 9.5 seconds, which is fairly okay.

Source: Standard Digital January 15, 2022 14:16 UTC