Mazda3

2010 · i Touring

Resale price

$5,100

5-yr depreciation

56%

Of original value, first five years

Yearly maintenance

$515

Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres

Combined MPG

EPA combined city and highway

Trouble-free miles

140,000

Before a first repair above $500

Known issues

Rear shock mounts and stabiliser links wear early; rust on rear arches.

Where it is made

Final assembly · Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan

Country of origin

Japan

Home market of Mazda, the brand that designs and engineers this car.

Parts from Japan

90%

Share of the car's parts content sourced in Japan.

Made in the USA

parts

assembly

Finished outside the US; the figure above is US-sourced parts only.

Against the 2010 model year median

Measure	This vehicle	Median	Difference
Resale price	$5,100	$5,050	+$50
5-yr depreciation	56%	61%	−5%
Yearly maintenance	$515	$511	+$4
Combined MPG	27 mpg	30 mpg	−3 mpg
Trouble-free miles	140,000 mi	125,500 mi	+14,500 mi

Long-haul file · ten years old, half a million miles

Fun fact · 01

Honda Civic · 2006 — 2011

500,000+ miles

Half a million miles on the original engine

The eighth-generation Civic was engineered for distance. Its 1.8-litre R18 runs a timing chain instead of a belt, so there is no scheduled replacement, and the aluminium block is sleeved so it can be honed rather than scrapped. High-mileage registries list several of these cars past 500,000 miles with the factory engine, transmission and suspension bushings still in place — the wear items are the same ones a 100,000-mile car needs.

What it is

1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC inline-four, 140 hp
Chain-driven cams — no timing belt service
Five-speed manual or five-speed automatic
36 mpg highway from a 1,200 kg body