Personally, I would eliminate anything with a CVT as they are merely an issue waiting to happen. Had one fail and the price to repair was atrocious.
I would recommend the Mazda CX-5. You can find a later GT or Signature trim models in your price range with the 2.5L or 2.5L turbo. The engine and automatic transmission pairing is proving very reliable with reported 400k MILES on earlier model 2.5L. There is a reason why Mazda offers and unlimited KM warranty in Canada and that isn't because they fail.
The get up and go in the 2.5L turbo is really good too. Great horsepower the torque. Fuel efficiency is quite good.
It also allows for the towing capacity you are looking for. Mazda has fixed the rusting issue they were synonymous for.
Interior fit and finish is on par with vehicles that are much higher priced - more Audi/BMW sort of appeal without any cheap looking plastic bits.
Yes, I own one. Best vehicle I have ever owned. Only downside is the infotainment system is slow to load but wholly reliable and intuitive. In my 3 years of ownership, I have not had a single issue. Unlike my previous Nissan that was out of warranty in 18 months and nothing but issues right after.
Having owned an absolutely unreliable Nissan Pathfinder, I will say that Nissan does pack a lot of options for their price point so they seem attractive to buy but I learned more about smoke and mirrors owning a Nissan. I will also say mine needed $10k in out of warranty repairs during the 4 years of ownership - $8k in the last 1.5 years of ownership. It checked a lot of boxes including unnecessary anxiety and stress.
I have been following the compact SUV market for a while as my daughter is looking. The Rav4 and CX-5 keep coming up as the most reliable with the CR-V (also a CVT) rounding of the lineup. I see a lot of warnings on VW offerings...seems like they are having issues with head gaskets if I recall.
I would recommend the Mazda CX-5. You can find a later GT or Signature trim models in your price range with the 2.5L or 2.5L turbo. The engine and automatic transmission pairing is proving very reliable with reported 400k MILES on earlier model 2.5L. There is a reason why Mazda offers and unlimited KM warranty in Canada and that isn't because they fail.
The get up and go in the 2.5L turbo is really good too. Great horsepower the torque. Fuel efficiency is quite good.
It also allows for the towing capacity you are looking for. Mazda has fixed the rusting issue they were synonymous for.
Interior fit and finish is on par with vehicles that are much higher priced - more Audi/BMW sort of appeal without any cheap looking plastic bits.
Yes, I own one. Best vehicle I have ever owned. Only downside is the infotainment system is slow to load but wholly reliable and intuitive. In my 3 years of ownership, I have not had a single issue. Unlike my previous Nissan that was out of warranty in 18 months and nothing but issues right after.
Having owned an absolutely unreliable Nissan Pathfinder, I will say that Nissan does pack a lot of options for their price point so they seem attractive to buy but I learned more about smoke and mirrors owning a Nissan. I will also say mine needed $10k in out of warranty repairs during the 4 years of ownership - $8k in the last 1.5 years of ownership. It checked a lot of boxes including unnecessary anxiety and stress.
I have been following the compact SUV market for a while as my daughter is looking. The Rav4 and CX-5 keep coming up as the most reliable with the CR-V (also a CVT) rounding of the lineup. I see a lot of warnings on VW offerings...seems like they are having issues with head gaskets if I recall.
