Based on actual Mazda 3 car transactions from the last 12 months in Jeddah
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Anything from 2019 is the current generation, and that is the line that matters — new platform, a much better cabin and the reworked Skyactiv-G engines. Because the car has changed little since, a 2020 to 2022 example gives you almost all of the newest one for a lot less money, and the earliest of those are now well down their curve.
The Corolla is the easier car to own — cheapest parts, every workshop knows it, no surprises. The Hyundai Elantra hands you more equipment for the same money and a longer factory warranty on later cars. The Mazda gives up a little on both and wins on the way it drives and on interior quality. That is the whole trade: if you will never notice the difference from the driver's seat, buy the Corolla.
The engine and gearbox are not what to worry about — bodywork is. 67% of the Mazda 3s we inspect in Saudi Arabia show evidence of prior body or panel repair, against the 50% we would expect for sedans of the same age and mileage in the Kingdom. Every commuter sedan here reads high: the Hyundai Accent sits at 64% and the Toyota Corolla at 60%. Panel work is a normal part of a Saudi commuting history; what matters is whether it was done properly, which the inspection report on each car tells you.
Every used Mazda 3 in our Kingdom listings carries a full CarSwitch inspection report. Read its body section first, then negotiate on what you find there.