Where each one leads
Mazda CX-30
- Against cars of the same age, the Mazda CX-30 comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 7% more often than average) than the Renault Captur (passes 1% less often than average).
- Fewer Mazda CX-30 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.0% against 2.2%).
Renault Captur
- New Renault Captur cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 116 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 137 for the Mazda CX-30 in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol hybrid Renault Captur uses 6.3 l/100 km on the road, the Mazda CX-30 7.2.
Too close to call: real-world fuel use in Europe, petrol (l/100 km).
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
| Mazda CX-30 | Renault Captur | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2020–2026 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 130,954 (2019–2022) | 1,766,631 (2013–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 38,610 | 196,758 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 13,172 | 116,359 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,592 | 5,850 |
| Generations on record | — | 2 |
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
| Mazda CX-30 | Renault Captur | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 94% | 79% |
| … against cars of the same age | +7% | −1% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.4% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −39% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| US owner complaints | 256 | — |
| Most complaints about | Engine | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2021 (101) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 7 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,734 | — |
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).
Safety
| Mazda CX-30 | Renault Captur | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2026) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Mazda CX-30 | Renault Captur | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.7 l/100 km (2026) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 7.2 l/100 km | 6.3 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 7.2 l/100 km | 7.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 137 g/km | 116 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 113 kW (152 hp) | 78 kW (105 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,484 kg | 1,378 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €40,200 | €30,200 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 65,000 km | 81,000 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).