Comfort in the driver side seat. Fold down seats in the back for transporting stuff. Easy to use control buttons for the radio and heater. Blinker and wiper controls are close enough to the steering wheel, where I do not have to really remove my hand while driving. Smooth drive and great gas mileage on long drives. The flat tire notifications are extremely helpful.
The blind spots are a little bigger than other vehicles. I drive at about an 80% angle (not reclined like a lot of people) so the headrest makes me feel like my head is tilted forward, makes driving very annoying. I had to turn the headrest around to make driving more comfortable for me. The passenger seat belts are a little short and unfortunately make it difficult for 'heftier' people to fit comfortably seat belted in.
The 2009 Mazda Tribute has an average owner rating of 4.36 out of 5 which ranks it #8 of 25 other Compact SUVs.
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Rollover
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Moderate Overlap Front
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Roof Strength
Driver-side Overlap Front