Fantastic car, Purchased from a dealer in 2013 with 69,000km on the clock now at 97,000, In that time serviced it twice at a total cost of $600, extremely practical with rear seats folding flat can fit a timber 180cm long tv unit, or go camping and sleep in the rear, great looks 10 years later, and zero breakdowns. 700+km per tank have had over 900km on a tank on the highway also, also good safety and features even today.
I think my next car will be a mazda 6, but likely to drive this at least 5 more years .

I've had this car for 3 years now, and I just love this car. It's got plenty of space for the dog, baby, husband, pram, baby bags and so on. The boot is huge, and mounting brackets to fit the babyseat helps to increase usable boot space. It's super economical, although since I started getting it serviced at a Mazda Dealer, I now only get 650-700km/tank. I used to get 750-800km/tank... not sure what's going on there...
My only complaint is the DPF. This dam thing has blocked up twice - even after we changed to get the overpriced Mazda servicing. After a quote of $7k to replace or $1,500 to clean - it's an expensive problem. I love the 6, but will not be getting a diesel again in a hurry.

bought second hand mazda 6 sport luxury recently,
it has 120 000k and made in 2005. extremely comfortable and very good looking. unfortunately after a couple of days the gears started grinding when going from 2nd to 3rd.
after doing some research on mazda forums worldwide it seems like a massive problem across the globe.
basically the synchroniser is dodgy and mazda has refused to recall it on this issue.
before you consider buying this, just google transmission problem mazda 6 and check for yourself. soooo many people are having the same issue.
cars rent made to last forever, but for the price, you should have reliability. like subaru and toyota give you.
everything except transmission
dodgy synchroniser in gearbox.

I've had my MPS for 4 and half years and it has been faultless for the entire time, and has only been back to the dealer for servicing. The fit and finish is excellent, as too is the power and handling. Awesome sound system too. I would definitely buy another mazda.
Power, handling, fit & finish
Excessive road noise on coarse pack bitumen, no rated tow capacity, so can only have a light duty tow hitch fitted.

I have the 2006 sedan classic. Everything is perfect! Love it so much! The thing that annoys me is the front wipers, it seems the rubber or something is not as good, doesn't clean the windscreen properly and make funny noises each time. Perhaps just need a replacement. Will be doing the 60K service this Friday. Hopefully that'll fix it! Apart from that, it's perfect!!

A full tank will get me to around 700-800KM on a routine drive. I normally drive to work on the Eastern Freeway and around the CBD areas. It's pretty good I reckon!
Smooth, fuel efficiency, everything
front wipers

Best car I have ever had.... many people are suprised at the power and comfort of my Mazda 6. I have it in black with the Bose stereo. Full leather interior and sunroof. Powerful 6 speed manual. I only ever run it on premium unleaded and I get at least 700ks per tank.
Powerful, Boot is huge, comfy, a dream to own and drive.
Noisy leather seats

I bought a 2003 version of the Mazda 6 Classic Sedan (the mid-range one that sells for around $35K). I have driven approximately 50,000 kms in it now and I still love it. It has not missed a beat since new. The only thing that I have noticed is that road noise above 80ks or so is a little intrusive. I believe they recognised this and new units are less affected. There were a couple of minor recalls early on but they were resolved lickety split by the dealer.
Lovely to drive and reasonably priced. Great build quality and great features. Carries 4 adults comfortably - plenty of leg room. The boot is very roomy too.
Road noise. A little tight with 3 people in the back seat.

Overall, a good value for money car that looks good on the road and handles well !!! Given the choice, would we buy another one ?? The answer would be YES !!!
We have had the 2006 Mazda 6 for about a year now. It is a good looking car for the price and we have had no problems at all with it. We chose this over the Honda Accord Euro as we felt the Mazda had a smoother feel to the ride and generally drove better. The fact that it came with leather interior was a bonus !!! Boot space is more than ample.
Leg room in the back seats can be a bit cramped when the front seats are all the way back.

Cannot speak highly enough about the fantastic sevrice from sales through to service. Car is a delight to drive and made me realise how much I was missing driving falcons for last 8 years. maybe a little underpowered, but the 2.4L 4 cyl does a pretty good job and is averaging 10.2 L/100 on city cycle using 98 RON. If running on recommend 95 RON then economy goes up to about 10.8L/100
Fantastic to drive, great handling and awesome bose stereo in the luxury model. very smooth gearbox and very comfortable seats.Only scheduled servicing so far ( 10,000 km ) and dealer has been excellent
mazda bluetooth is junk, money would be better spent on a parrot or blue ant

Great car for city and country travel. We are a family of 4 and find it has the right amount of boot and cabin space. It's handling is exceptional. I have recently put Kumhos on which has enhanced the handling rather than the Turanzas it came with.
Great handling and very powerful for a 4 cylinder. High comfort level and appointments.
Premium Fuel. The back of the seat is a bit narrow, but you get used to it.