Dean McCrary Mazda · Mobile, AL

Mazda3 Sedan vs Honda Civic Sedan

A compact sedan that offers i-ACTIV AWD® on two of its five trims and a 250-hp 2.5 Turbo at the top of the range. This page sets the Mazda3 Sedan’s sourced specifications beside a compact sedan it is cross-shopped with, one row at a time, with the source and the model year named on every row.

186 – 250Horsepower · 2.5 S to 2.5 Turbo
AWD ON 2 TRIMSi-ACTIV AWD® · Carbon Edition & Turbo Premium Plus
30MPG Combined · 27 City / 36 Highway, FWD 2.5 S
13.2Cu Ft Trunk · 5 Passengers
320Lb-Ft Torque · 2.5 Turbo, Premium Fuel
3/36K · 5/60KYr / Mi Basic · Powertrain Warranty

Mazda3 Sedan vs Honda Civic Sedan

All-wheel drive is offered on the Mazda3 Sedan — on the Carbon Edition and the Turbo Premium Plus — while the Honda Civic Sedan is sold front-wheel drive at every trim. The 2.5 Turbo also carries the higher of the two maximum horsepower figures. Each row below names its source and the model year that source describes.

Spec
Mazda3 Sedan ★ Our Pick
Honda Civic Sedan
AWD Availability
Available on 2 of 5 trims (Carbon Edition, Turbo Premium Plus)
Not offered — Civic Sedan has no AWD option at any trim
Maximum Horsepower Available
250 hp (2.5 Turbo, premium fuel) ✓
150 hp (2.0L, base engine, 2026)
Mazda3 Sedan ★ Our Pick
AWD AvailabilityAvailable on 2 of 5 trims (Carbon Edition, Turbo Premium Plus)
Maximum Horsepower Available250 hp (2.5 Turbo, premium fuel)
Honda Civic Sedan
AWD AvailabilityNot offered — Civic Sedan has no AWD option at any trim
Maximum Horsepower Available150 hp (2.0L, base engine, 2026)

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 Mazda3 Sedan 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.

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The Mazda3 Sedan in Mobile, AL

Where the Mazda3 Sedan Offers All-Wheel Drive

i-ACTIV AWD® is available on two of the five 2026 Mazda3 Sedan trims, the Carbon Edition and the Turbo Premium Plus. That is worth reading precisely, because it is not the arrangement Mazda uses on its SUVs: on this car all-wheel drive is a trim choice rather than standard equipment, and the first row of the comparison above is about whether the option exists at all rather than about what it costs.

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 Mazda3 Sedan 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.

Mazda3 Sedan Comparison Questions

Is all-wheel drive available on the Mazda3 Sedan?

On two of the five 2026 trims. The Carbon Edition and the Turbo Premium Plus carry i-ACTIV AWD®; the other three are front-wheel drive, so all-wheel drive is a trim decision on this car rather than standard equipment.

How much horsepower does the Mazda3 Sedan make?

From 186 hp with the 2.5-liter engine up to 250 hp with the 2.5 Turbo on premium fuel, and it is that 250-hp figure the second row of the comparison above uses.

Where can I compare the Mazda3 Sedan 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 Mazda3 Sedan 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.