Where each one leads
Kia Carens
- Against cars of the same age, the Kia Carens comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 10% less often than average) than the Mazda MAZDA5 (passes 14% less often than average).
- Fewer Kia Carens cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.6% against 3.8%).
Mazda MAZDA5
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Kia Carens | Mazda MAZDA5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | — | 2006–2018 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 120,105 (2010–2020) | 61,738 (2010–2018) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 12,811 | 7,745 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 4,334 | 6,236 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,251 | 1,035 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Kia Carens | Mazda MAZDA5 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 64% | 53% |
| … against cars of the same age | −10% | −14% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.6% | 3.8% |
| US owner complaints | — | 412 |
| Most complaints about | — | Steering |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2006 (78) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | — | 2,118 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 3 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Kia Carens | Mazda MAZDA5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 9.6 l/100 km (2017) |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 85 kW (114 hp) | 81 kW (109 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,581 kg | 1,610 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €27,990 | €28,232 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 188,000 km | 253,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).