Mazda CX-5 vs Honda CR-V
Mazda’s compact SUV, built around one powertrain and i-ACTIV AWD® standard on all five trims. This page sets the CX-5’s sourced specifications beside another compact SUV shoppers cross-shop it against, one row at a time, with the source and the model year named on every row.
Mazda CX-5 vs Honda CR-V
The CX-5 makes i-ACTIV AWD® standard on all five trims with no upcharge; on the Honda CR-V, front-wheel drive is the standard configuration and all-wheel drive is optional on every trim except the TrailSport and the Sport Touring Hybrid. The entry CX-5 also carries the larger of the two base-trim center displays. Each row below names its source and the model year that source describes.
Every row above names its source and the model year that source describes; verification of a comparison is the dealer’s responsibility. Competitor figures are that manufacturer’s own published specifications for the model year shown. Rows the CX-5 does not lead are recorded in our research and are not published here, and no price row appears at all — competitor MSRPs are published excluding destination while Mazda’s include it, so no like-for-like price comparison exists.
The Mazda CX-5 in Mobile, AL
What Comes on the Entry CX-5
The 2026 CX-5 gives its entry 2.5 S i-ACTIV AWD® and a 12.9-inch center display as standard equipment rather than as a package further up the ladder, and all five trims run the same 187-hp engine. Both rows of the comparison above are about that: what the way into the car already includes, rather than what the top of the range can be specified with.
How to Read This Comparison
Every figure in the table above carries a source and the model year that source describes. Mazda’s guidelines put verification of a comparison on the dealer, so a row that could not be sourced to a manufacturer publication is left out rather than estimated, and a row the CX-5 does not lead is recorded in our research and not published here. Ask us for the documentation behind any row and we will show it to you.
CX-5 Comparison Questions
Does the Mazda CX-5 charge extra for all-wheel drive?⌄
No. i-ACTIV AWD® is standard on all five 2026 CX-5 trims with no upcharge, which is what the first row of the comparison above records.
What size screen does the entry Mazda CX-5 have?⌄
The 2.5 S carries a 12.9-inch center display, standard on that trim rather than part of a technology package.
Where can I compare the Mazda CX-5 near Mobile, AL?⌄
Dean McCrary Mazda is at 1739 E I-65 Service Rd S in Mobile, serving Daphne, Spanish Fort, Saraland and Theodore. Drive a CX-5 and judge the comparison for yourself.
How are the figures on this page sourced?⌄
Each row names the publication it came from and the model year that publication describes. Verification of a comparison is the dealer’s responsibility, so no row appears here without a citation, and a row nobody could source is left off the page rather than estimated.
