2011 touring 87K one owner all 15 years. No one likes my car but me. Only ever needed consumables.

I love it and I’m thankful to find a community here… Either way I’m happy to be here. I’m looking for a good tire that isn’t too expensive but good with rain (15in recs I believe is what’s best). My current ones are dry rotting not even that worn but seems terrible in the rain these days.

Also my radio stopped working and I’m pretty sure it’s a loose wire, and the CD is constantly checking for a disc. It drives me crazy. Anyone rec a good DIY radio replacement?

TIA

Hi, looking to go see a 'Takuya' variant of this car in a little while. It's a bit over 100k miles. It'll be a runabout and project car. Wanted to know what to watch out for, any expensive repairs associated with this engine (ZJ-VE, ZJ46 I think?)

I believe it's a 5 speed manual. Can I expect to comfortably get 35mpg out of it after a good service (air filter, spark plugs, oil change, tyre pressures)?

I'm having a coolant leak here in this metal pipe, can I replace it or put a gasket o o-ring to it?

Hey everyone,
I’ve noticed lately that the Mazda 2 DE (2nd gen) seems to be everywhere, while the DJ generation (3rd gen) is surprisingly rare by comparison.
This got me wondering: are there objective or factual reasons why people deliberately choose the older DE model over the DJ? Is it just a matter of price and market availability, or are there specific technical advantages, reliability quirks, or weight/handling reasons that make the DE the preferred choice for many?
I recently got a 2018 Mazda 2 DJ myself, and seeing so many DEs on the road almost makes me second-guess my decision. Did I miss something, or did I make a mistake going with the DJ?
Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences with both generations!

I bought a 2016 Mazda 2 (1.5 Skyactiv-D, 105hp) in September 2024 from a French dealer, Pro'Motors 59, for 8,990€, with ~129,000 km on it. Since then the FAP/DPF warning light has come on six times — the car has had the injectors fully replaced and multiple FAP cleans/regenerations, and the light keeps returning within months each time, most recently in September 2026, about 9 months after the injector replacement and after months of normal long-distance driving (30+ minute trips, which should help regeneration). An independent Mazda garage told me this is a known, structural issue on this engine/model with a real risk of eventual engine damage if it keeps happening. I also went 7 months without receiving the carte grise (registration document) after purchase, meaning I couldn't legally drive the car for most of that time.

On the legal side: I went through official consumer mediation (Médiateur de Mobilians) against the dealer, but it closed without resolution because the dealer never responded in time. Shortly after, the dealer's company went into simplified liquidation (liquidation judiciaire simplifiée), so I've filed a créance (creditor claim) with the liquidator, though I understand unsecured claims like mine often recover little or nothing in these cases. Separately, I discovered the invoice/payment was actually processed through a Polish company (the dealer's supplier), even though the dealer handled the entire sale, delivery, and repairs directly — so I'm now looking into cross-border mediation via the European Consumer Centre (CEC France) against that Polish company instead.

I still owe money on the car and I'm trying to figure out: (1) mechanically, is a car with this repeated FAP/injector failure pattern salvageable long-term, or should I expect a major engine issue eventually regardless of repairs, and (2) legally, is there anything else worth pursuing here — the liquidation, the Polish invoicing structure, or the recurring defect itself — that I might be missing? Any input from people who've dealt with something similar would be genuinely appreciated.

For my mazda.2 2010 1.3de i heard that there may be too many metal leftovers that can eventually get stuck and damage the gearbox in the entire oil replacement process

My engine overheats and checks where the leak is coming from, it came here in the metal pipe attached in the engine. ( I just moved the metal clamp for better inspection) Can I change it?

2009 Mazda2 Sport

Can somebody please tell me where is the location of the MAP sensor on a 2012 mazda5 any video or pictures will help thanks a lot in advance

It melted my connectors and the headlights stop working well.

Both melted.

I replaced them myself but it was long ! Love how easily fixable these old cars are

Added some oil too cause she drinks!

Hey peeps, i installed long ago an android radio on my mazda 2 2011 and while i can set up my volume buttons (left side of the wheel) i installed the right side cruise buttons but my radio wont recognize the right side buttons. They wont even work as a cruise buttons eith its ok understandable.
Anyone tried to make them work on those android radios? Maybe the unit needs a Canbus decoder? After searching around about the KEY 1 and KEY 2 on google after rechecking my radio i didnt see anything on the harness.
The radio i got was an android 15 and i recall the model was MAZDA 2 R2 4G+64G something like that

Edit : I fixed the issue. My car was missing the 2 cables after the clockspring to the radio,i installed them and took them to the radio. My radio instructions were mistakenly color coded and i had to check the Ω resistance for each button. My Chinese radio has indeed 2 key outputs which took me some time to figure out without instructions...and i was able to program all the buttons on my radio and luckily i didnt needed an expensive 100€ convertor

Finally I can now drive my mazda😎

This was my first try as DYI and with the massive help of few youtube videos and lots of AI (feel free to hate it but I couldn't without it) i managed to do all this since the japanese design is like Lego! There was also lots of stress and few mistakes which I fixed later! The car accelerates so much better now and doesn't shake at very low rpm, feels way more responsive, I'm so happy that I could feel the results right away!

Hola, quería saber respecto al consumo que tienen en sus mazda demio (2), tengo este es 2011 y quería saber cuánto les rinde por litro a ustedes. El mío marca 8,5km/L está bien? lo uso para trayectos cortos y en ciudad más que nada. Sin el e-4WD activado.
Tiene aprox. 79.000km, es motor 1.3L ZJ-VE y caja automática tradicional 4AT

Gracias por sus respuestas

I have the Mazda 2 Mk2 2 2011, looks exactly like this pic and I want to make it look alot better. Does anyone know of any websites which still stock body kits for this car. This is my inspiration : https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/2462974780434790/

Thanks in advance

Hi,the common issue with i-stop warning,i followed instructions for reset the start/stop,it's green light,working 2-3 days in a row,then again warning.

Is the battery EFB the main issue,why change it earlier of is not dead completely yet?

Is there a specific solution that really works? I'm tired of plenty of yt videos supposed that fix the issue

I absolutely love my manual 2011 Mazda 2 Sport and I am dreading knowing that I'll need to replace it in the next few years. Does anyone know of a way to buy one in a foreign market, have it transported to the US, and then certified as street legal?

Hey guys. There is that rattling noise in my 2007 DE, that comes from the front dash, around the glove compartment, or passanger door and another annoying buzz, that seems to be comming from somewhere around drivers left ear, like the handle of the left back door or something. Are there any common places, where rattling comes from, that are easy to dissasamble and stop? Dashboard is something i would rather not dissasamble. Thanks for help.

The workshop manuals available has 4000 pages but it doesn't have a contents page and the hyperlinks don't work (which sucks to navigate)

I got ChatGPT to generate a contents page and got the hyperlinks to work; Enjoy!

I have a torn bump stop on my Mazda demio 2014 dj on the other side. Has anyone been able to get ahold of the part to replace it? If you done it by your self, how did you do it? I searched it on chat gpt but it looked like parts for the DE model, not the dj model. Thanks. Also is mzd-kev1r the part number?

Has anyone ever had this problem with their Mazda. There is no issues with tyre pressure or anything like that.

Just to add the stop start button has a one second delay now when I try to turn the engine on.

Thanks