Looking at the new Mazda CX-30 for my mom. I'm wondering about the long term reliability. She keeps her cars for about 15 years and puts on many miles. The Mazda3 is made in Japan, but the new CX-30 is made in Mexico. Is it likely to be worse quality? Is it only assembly in Mex or is it parts as well? Please help.
Clarification: About how many miles (roughly) would she put on it over 15 years? (judging from her past driving)
To answer your question, she would be commuting slightly less, but her 2006 civic has 248k miles. So I would say ballpark ~180k miles, 15 years
I would consider Toyota if you want to keep the car that long.
Is there anything particular in the CX-30/CX-3, that she didn’t like in the RAV4/CR-V?
With 15yrs of high mileage usage, I personally would only trust Toyota & Honda to be (relatively) trouble free. The rest seem like a gamble.
Compared to GM and Ford made in Mexico, Japanese vehicles made in Mexico are still better due to better engineered engines and car parts. I'd rather buy a Toyota made in Mexico than a GM made in the USA, and I'm 100% American by birth.
Cars made in Mexico generally aren't as good as the ones made elsewhere
