2007 Mazda CX-7 Overview, Reviews, Ratings & Specs

Short block assembly is a racers dream...however the design engineers did something stupid and it will cost the consumer a lot of money and trips to the repair shops...they did not key..spline or pin any of the critical components in the engine..eg.The harmonic balancer is not keyed and will spin on the crankshaft throwing the crankshaft position sensor out of aadjustment..can cause cylinder #1 misfire..the engine uses veritable valve timing ..again nothing is keyed or spline..cam gears can and will spin onthe camshaft once the friction washers get worn..again rough idle ..engine misfire...or worse bent valves..repair and maintenance cost are really out of reach for the average working class people..plan safely on approx. $4000.00 a year...even the dealerships hate seeing these cars come in for repairs

My Mazda cx-7 is a nice car. However, it has been one problem after the next. My check engine light is frequently turning on. I have taken it in to the Mazda dealer every time (with the same code) and they have told me different things each time (at the same dealer). First they replaced my variable timing valve. Before I even drove off the lot a week later, I turned my car on and it still had a check engine light. They then told me a head in my engine was cracked and that the entire engine would need replaced. Which would be another $9k after I had just spent $2k for them to fix my car. I then took my car elsewhere and was told I just needed to replace a belt in my engine. I replaced the belt and had no issues for a while. Then out of the blue my car had zero oil. Turns out my car is now burning oil. I have not had any check engine lights and was very lucky to find that I had zero oil before my car was destroyed. Now I am putting more oil in my car weekly until I am able to find a replacement vehicle for myself.

Needs a lot of oil. We constantly put oil in it and it still broke down and mechanic said it didn't have oil. It is also all wheel drive so you have to replace all the tires if one goes out. I liked the heated seats, back up camera, 6 CD player, a lot of space in back for stroller and food.

I like that it tells me how far I can drive before refueling. I hate that the windows stick. I like that it let's me know when the tire need attention

It needs to have premium fuel, if you don't use premium fuel it will mess up the turbo prematurely.

My car gets me where I want to go. It has been mostly reliable. Routine maintenance. It starts when I turn the key it stops when I step on the brakes. A car is a car. There is not much to say. I am not a motorhead. The only thing I care about a car is it gets me where I want to go and back again.

No complaints. It is a reliable vehicle. Low maintenance. Stylish without being too expensive

I like the size of it and it has nice pickup due to the turbo it has. It's a very comfortable car to drive and has hardly any blind spots. I dislike that it takes premium gas and would not have bought it if i had noticed this.