Sell your damaged Mazda CX-5
Assessors treat the CX-5 more harshly than its condition often warrants, and understanding why helps owners see what their damaged car is actually worth. It is a mid-size crossover with a premium-adjacent parts bill and a mainstream resale value, so a moderate collision that damages the front structure, the radiator pack and one airbag stage frequently returns a repair quote in the region of the vehicle's retail price. Meanwhile the 2.0 and 2.5 Skyactiv petrol engines and the 2.2 diesel are exactly what independent workshops are looking for, which is why damaged CX-5s hold value as parts vehicles.
Get an offer on your Mazda CX-5
Tell us what you have and send a few photos. We come back with an offer within 24 hours, collect anywhere in South Africa for free, and pay you on the day we collect.
Get my free quoteWhich Mazda CX-5 years we buy
Both generations sold here are in scope: the 2012 KE and the 2017 KF, including the facelifted cars still on the road today.
Mazda CX-5 derivatives we buy
We buy every Mazda CX-5 derivative, petrol or diesel, manual or automatic. The ones we are asked about most often are:
- CX-5 2.0 Active
- CX-5 2.0 Dynamic
- CX-5 2.2DE Akera AWD
- CX-5 2.5 Individual AWD
- CX-5 2.0 Carbon Edition
Damage we see on the Mazda CX-5
Roll-over and roof damage from gravel-road incidents is more common on the CX-5 than on comparable crossovers, reflecting how these vehicles are used on farm and holiday routes. Front-end impacts destroy the grille-mounted radar module and the adaptive headlamps in one hit, and all-wheel-drive derivatives add rear differential and propshaft damage to any underbody strike.
Whether your Mazda CX-5 has accident damage, flood or hail damage, a blown engine, or has been written off by an insurer as a Code 2, Code 3 or Code 4 vehicle, we will make you an offer. It does not need to run, and it does not need to be roadworthy.
Before you sell
See everything we buy from Mazda, or read Code 2, 3 and 4 vehicles and write-offs explained if you are unsure how your vehicle has been coded.