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Mazda Mazda3 BM

2014–2018 · BM · hatchback

Third-generation Mazda3, sedan and hatchback. Built on Mazda's own Skyactiv chassis, no more shared Ford platform. Engines: 2.0L Skyactiv-G I4 (155hp) and 2.5L Skyactiv-G I4 (184hp). 6-speed Skyactiv manual or 6-speed Skyactiv automatic. FWD. Mid-cycle facelift (BN) for 2017. The first Mazda3 with the Kodo design language and the heads-up display becoming common on volume cars. Mazdaspeed3 was not continued.

Watch out: Skyactiv-G engines across the BM generation can suffer from fuel dilution in oil, short trips and cold-weather use exacerbate it. Watch oil level on the dipstick (it can rise, not just fall, when fuel-contaminated). Mazda has issued various service updates over the years. Otherwise the BM is one of the more reliable compacts of its era.