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The lead=yes is a Subcompact car/supermini (B-segment) car, which has been available as a 4-door sedan and a 5 door hatchback manufactured and marketed by Mazda since 2002, currently in its third generation. An entry-level model of the brand in markets outside Japan, the Mazda2 is positioned below the Mazda3. The Mazda2 has also been marketed as the Mazda Demio (a name it kept in the Japanese market until 2019), while its direct predecessor was exported as the Mazda 121.
The second-generation Mazda2 earned the 2008 World Car of the Year title, while the third-generation model was awarded the 2014–2015 Japanese Car of the Year.
The third-generation model was sold in North America as the Scion iA and Toyota Yaris, Yaris iA and Yaris R.
A separate, gasoline-hybrid version based on the Toyota Yaris Hybrid has been sold in Europe under the same Mazda2 nameplate since 2022 alongside the gasoline-powered third-generation Mazda2.
All models are equipped with ABS and EBD, and stability control was optional. An innovative feature offered in Japan is e-4WD, a hybrid car-type system which uses an electric motor to power the rear wheels of this front wheel drive vehicle when needed. In the Demio, this system is used only as a traction aid, not for increased fuel economy as in most other vehicles.
There is also a big difference in floor pan and pedal box. The European-exclusive version of Mazda2 (DY) uses a pedal box directly sourced from Ford Fiesta, with their own 4x108 bolt pattern instead of 4x100.
Three trim levels were available in Japan are Cozy, Sport and Casual.
In Europe, trim levels were S, TS and TS2. The TS and TS2 were renamed Antares and Capella in 2004. The Japanese 1.3 and 1.5 gasoline engines are not available, but Ford's 1.25-liter 16-valve Sigma engine is used, and Mazda's 1.4 and 1.6 gasoline, plus Fords 1.4 TDCi diesel are offered but called 1.4 CDTi by Mazda.
In New Zealand, the Mazda2 was sold with a 1.5 ZY-VE straight-four engine.
In 2004, Mazda introduced the Mazda Verisa in Japan. The Verisa is based on the Demio/Mazda2 but was targeted further upmarket.
| +Engines !Engine !Power at rpm !Torque at rpm | ||
| 1.3L ZJ-VE I4 | at 6000 | at 3500 |
| 1.5L ZY-VE I4 | at 6000 | at 4000 |
| +Engines !Engine !Power at rpm !Torque at rpm | ||
| 1.25L MZI I4 C2 | at 5700, | at 3500 |
| 1.4L MZI I4 C4 | at 5700 | at 3500 |
| 1.5L ZY-VE I4 | at 6000 | at 4000 |
| 1.6L MZI I4 C6 | at 6000 | at 4000 |
| 1.4L MZ-CDTi I4 | at 4000 | at 2000 |
For the Japanese domestic market, sales of the production vehicles began on 5 July 2007 at Mazda, Mazda ɛ̃fini and Autozam dealers. Production in Japan reached 100,000 units at the end of January 2008.
A three-door variant was released for the European market in 2008 at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. Engine choices include the MZR 1.3-liter and 1.5-liter gasoline, MZ-CD 1.4-liter common-rail turbo diesel. In some European countries such as the Netherlands, there was the option to buy the gasoline car in bi-fuel LPG version from the factory.
The Chinese model of the Mazda2 in five-door hatchback body style launched at the 2007 Auto Guangzhou. A Chinese four-door sedan model of the Mazda2 was unveiled at the same event, with sales beginning in January, 2008.
The sedan body style was manufactured in Thailand and China and marketed only in Southeast Asia, Oceania, South America and the Caribbean.
In August 2010, it was reported that 400,000 units has been sold in Europe, Australia and Japan.
| 1.3 L MZR (ZJ-VE) | at 6000 | at 3500 |
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| at 6000 | at 4500 | |
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| at 4000 | at 1750 |
Chinese models were built in Changan Ford Mazda's Nanjing plant at the end of October 2007.
Asia-Pacific region models were produced by AutoAlliance Thailand beginning in 2009. Mazda2 local assembly in Vietnam began in October 2011 at the Nui Thanh plant owned by Vina Mazda Automobile Manufacturing.
In Australia, the sedan was introduced along with the facelifted hatchback in May 2010, with the sedan version being offered in a single 'Maxx' grade. In February 2011, Mazda Australia had reverted to Japanese sourced production, which led to the discontinuation of the sedan being offered after just 9 months on-sale.
The facelift was rolled out in Europe at the end of 2010 for the 2011 model year.
The 13-Skyactiv model includes the first Skyactiv engine, a 1.3-liter with and , intelligent-Drive Master (i-DM), CVT transmission, 14-inch alloy wheels, Aquatic Blue Mica exterior body color option, dynamic stability control with brake assist, traction control.
Preorders of the new model began on 9 June 2011, while sales of the new model began on 30 June 2011.
The Demio 13-Skyactiv was nominated for Car of The Year Japan in 2012.
Production began at Mazda's Hōfu plant in the same month. Sales in Japan began in September 2014. The sedan version debuted at the Thailand International Motor Expo in November 2014. Special editions included the Tamura, adding leather to the SE Air Con model.
Production of the Mazda2 for various North and South American markets began in October 2014 at the newly built Mazda de México Vehicle Operation (MMVO) factory in Salamanca, Guanajuato. Despite being produced in North America, Mazda did not sell the vehicle in Canada or the United States (except in Puerto Rico). Instead, the Mazda2 would be sold by Toyota Motor North America in those markets between 2016 and 2020 initially as the Scion iA and later the Toyota Yaris iA and simply Toyota Yaris.
In October 2014, the Demio was awarded the 2014–2015 "Car of the Year" by the Japan Car of the Year Committee.
The facelift model went on sale in Mexico in October 2019 for the 2020 model year. It comes in three versions: i, i Touring, and i Grand Touring with automatic transmission.
New colors, including the Aero Grey Metallic and Airstream Blue Metallic are both available. The Evolve and GT trims add a black interior and red stitching, which was initially only available on the Pure SP trim level.
Additionally, new seat designs and a new key fob are introduced. Auto-folding side mirrors, dusk sensing for the LED headlights, and rain-sensing windscreen wipers are standard. Mazda claims the new 2 has improved emissions.
In Australia, the updated 2 went on sale in June 2023. Deliveries started in July.
In February 2025, the gasoline-powered Mazda2 was discontinued in the UK, with the Toyota Yaris-derived Mazda2 Hybrid as its successor.
The Mazda2 was initially offered with a 1.5‑liter gasoline engine and a 1.5‑liter diesel engine. The diesel, a Skyactiv-D 1.5‑liter unit, debuted at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The diesel engine was discontinued in Europe in 2019, and a 1.5‑liter mild hybrid gasoline engine was introduced in 2020, available only with a six-speed manual transmission.
In February 2024, Mazda introduced the Mazda2 Grand Touring LX Carbon Edition hatchback in Colombia, powered by a 2.0‑liter gasoline engine producing at 6,000 rpm and at 2,800 rpm.
In Canada, the vehicle was sold as the Yaris Sedan across all model years. In Mexico, the vehicle was sold as the Yaris R, alongside the larger and lower-priced Yaris Sedán (a variant of the Vios and later the Yaris Ativ). The Yaris R was sold in three versions.
In the United States, the sedan was sold under several names. In the initial 2016 model year, it was marketed under Toyota's youth-oriented Scion brand as the Scion iA, where it was the only 4-door sedan and only model not to be built in Japan to be marketed under the brand. After discontinuing the Scion brand, the car was rebranded as the Toyota Yaris iA for the 2017 and 2018 model years. For the 2019 and 2020 model years, the sedan was rebranded again as the Toyota Yaris Sedan.
When first introduced, like all Scion vehicles, the iA only had one trim level (monospec) and only offered buyers a choice of exterior color and a choice between 6-speed manual and 6-speed automatic transmissions. For 2019, with the Yaris Sedan rebranding, the vehicle received a minor facelift, and L, LE and XLE trim levels were introduced with a variety of interior and exterior options.
The hatchback variant of the Mazda2 was not initially sold by Toyota, which instead offered a Yaris Liftback based on the Toyota Vitz (XP130). After the Vitz was discontinued, a model called the Yaris Hatchback, based on the Mazda2, went on sale in October 2019 for the 2020 model year.
Exports of both the sedan and hatchback to the United States were stopped in June 2020 due to new regulations and slow sales. In July, it was cancelled in the Canadian market. The Mazda2 based Yaris was also discontinued in Mexico on August 27, 2020, leaving only the Thai-imported XP150 series Yaris and Yaris Sedán as its indirect replacements.
Engines and transmission
The Mazda2 uses the automaker's Skyactiv-Drive six-speed automatic and Skyactiv-MT five- and six-speed manual transmissions, as well as the i-STOP stop-start system, which replaces a conventional alternator and turns the engine off when the car is stationary, and the i-ELOOP brake energy regeneration system, which uses braking to charge a capacitor to store energy to power vehicle electronics, when the engine is shut off.
at 4,000 at 3,800 at 4,000 at 6,000 at 4,000 at 4,000 at 3,500 at 3,500 at 2,800 at 1,500–2,000 at 3,500 at 6,000
Scion iA/Toyota Yaris iA/Toyota Yaris (North America)
While the Mazda2 is produced in North America at Mazda's plant in Mexico, the company did not sell the vehicle in Canada or the United States (except in Puerto Rico). Instead, the Mazda2 was sold by Toyota Motor North America in those markets between 2015 and 2020. The rebadged Mazdas received different model codes starting with DA, DB, or DD.
Safety
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! Test !! Rating Small overlap front (driver) Good Small overlap front (passenger) Good Moderate overlap front Good Side Good Roof strength Good Head restraints & seats Good Headlights Poor Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle Advanced Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-pedestrian LATCH ease of use (2016–2020; sedan) Marginal LATCH ease of use (2020; hatchback) Acceptable +JNCAP
! Test !! Rating Overall stars Collision safety performance 185.7/208 Preventive safety performance 16.8/40 +Latin NCAP 2.0 (2018)
! Test !! Rating Adult 28.66/34 Child 33.81/49 Front 14.35/16 Side 14.31/16
Other versions
Toyota Yaris-based model (XP210; 2022)
The Mazda2 Hybrid based on the XP210 Toyota Yaris Hybrid entered production in December 2021 and went on sale in Europe starting 2022 alongside the older Mazda-built, regular gasoline-powered DJ model. It was facelifted in 2024.
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