Cramped interior.

The 2.0NA feels suitably powerful for that car size.

Decent FC.

Mazdas are generally reliable, except in some cases major parts just suddenly fail out of the blue. In my family's case, the AC compressor died in the 4th year, low mileage car. Not covered by warranty.

apparently 5 yrs warranty not for the whole car.

IMHO CX3 is a lifestyle car with limited practicality. It looks good and drives well but that's all there is about it.

For me, once the novelty wears off, the question of whether it was worth that price (135k when we bought) will surface. Despite all the huuhaa about Mazda's "premium" quality, there are still plenty of scratchy cheap plastic parts in the cabin.

If your family already have HRV and your mom will be driving this car alone most of the time, then there are worse choices out there to spend >RM130k on (ahemCHRahem).

I don't think it ever dropped to 120k.

135k was when it was new here, the pre-facelift. My family's unit was one of the first batch that arrive at our shores.

I never drove the facelifted version, but the pre-facelift NVH cam haram, worse than my Persona Elegance. Didn't even have a door unlock button, you unlock the door with that flip button near the door latch like a 1st gen Vios. RM135k car wtf.

Maybe facelift improved, I never drove that.

Mazda was never known for NVH.