Starts at $24,950
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What's New for 2025?
The 3 Hatchback carries over unchanged, albeit with a slight cut to its base price and newly available Alexa integration and over-the-air navigation updates.
2025 3 Selector
2025 Mazda 3 Hatchback
FAST FACTS
"The 3 Hatchback is stylish, fun to drive and fuel-efficient, so what's not to like? Well, if you plan to use the backseat to carry adults with regularity, this isn't the hatch for you — it's pretty tight back there. Cargo space, too, is modest by hatchback standards. But if you're looking for a more driver-centric (or front-seat-centric) experience, the 3 hatch is a winner. It even offers an optional turbo engine with serious power if you don't mind the elevated price."—Ranked #4 out of 6 Compact Hatchbacks
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Josh has been reviewing cars professionally since joining Edmunds.com fresh out of grad school in 2008, personally driving most new cars on the market every year since. He also served as the project manager for Edmunds' expert vehicle rankings from their inception in 2018, building the product out from the back end to the front end. Josh is a card-carrying member of the Motor Press Guild and a lifelong car nut who has tested, compared and critiqued a ridiculous number of cars in his career.
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