2025 Mazda CX-70 Plug-In Hybrid problems

Filed Dec 27, 2024 · Lights · VA

Nothing has malfunctioned but I want to complain about the false advertising of the 2025 Mazda CX-70 PHEV Premium Plus. This car is the most expensive one Mazda sells and they exclude so many features from it that the Top trim inline 6 has. This is supposed to be the same car but hybrid. My chief complaints are deleting the lighting on the liftgate and not having the full lighting on the headlights. They are replaced with non functional dummy lights. That’s a safety hazard on such a large vehicle. Another feature I was unaware that I did not have was tilting side mirrors. Top trim of inline 6 has it. PHEV does not. Something is not adding up here and the amount of features missing on the top trim is aggravating especially when you consider the cost of the vehicles side by side and what you sacrifice to have PHEV vs inline 6. There are so many complaints about this car not having the same features as its gas counterpart. I took my car to the dealership on two separate occasions for these complaints because I thought they were defects. What also irritates me is that the PHEV is not even worth charging because you only get 27 miles of electric range. It does not last 27 miles though. I’m losing so many features because of these 27 miles and it’s unacceptable. Plus I have 2 recalls on the vehicle already and I can’t afford to trade it back in for the inline 6.