Mazda CX-5 vs Toyota RAV4
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 the compact SUV it is cross-shopped with most, one row at a time, with the source and the model year named on every row.
Mazda CX-5 vs Toyota RAV4
The CX-5 makes i-ACTIV AWD® standard on all five trims with no upcharge; on the Toyota RAV4, front-wheel drive is the standard configuration on the LE, SE and XLE Premium and all-wheel drive is optional. 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 the CX-5 Makes Standard
Mazda builds the 2026 CX-5 around a single powertrain — a 187-hp SKYACTIV®-G 2.5 — and gives every one of its five trims i-ACTIV AWD® at no upcharge. That is the decision behind the first row of the comparison above: on this car all-wheel drive is not a box to tick further up the ladder, it is how the CX-5 is built. The entry 2.5 S carries a 12.9-inch center display on the same terms.
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
Is all-wheel drive standard on the Mazda CX-5?⌄
Yes. i-ACTIV AWD® is standard on all five 2026 CX-5 trims at no upcharge, so all-wheel drive is not an option package you step up to on this car.
How big is the standard touchscreen in the Mazda CX-5?⌄
The entry 2.5 S carries a 12.9-inch center display, and it is standard equipment 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.
