Today we are going to examine a issue that may prove to be threatening. If you notice any handling or grip problems on your Mazda 5 , it is necessary that you drive carefully and manage it quickly. Our team has written this content page to help you solve them. First, we’ll quickly look at the essential elements that assure good road handling, then we’ll look at why your Mazda 5 doesn’t hold the road any more, and finally we’ll look at how to solve your grip complications.

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What are the main elements that assure good road holding and handling on a Mazda 5?

We begin this article by quickly detailing the main elements that will guarantee good road holding for your Mazda 5. It’s necessary to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will consequently rely upon many factors, we will explain below the main ones that can be influenced:

  • Shock absorbers: The main elements of your road handling, they perpetually guarantee the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will guarantee the grip of your Mazda 5 on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get damaged, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature affects their wear. Their size will also play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be important.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and consequently lose handling, that’s why low profile sports vehicles grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment enables you to control the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is consequently fundamental for the grip of your car and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very precise and must be done by specialists.

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There are many other elements to take into consideration such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Mazda 5 having complications with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now move on to the component that concerns you the most, why my Mazda 5 has handling complications? As we described above, there are a lot of elements to take into consideration for your car to have a good grip, nevertheless there are few that can evolve with time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the automobile, we will discover right away those that can affect your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we outlined above, the rubber of the tyres has a fundamental role in the good road holding of your car, if your tyres are dead, you might have complications of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your car will no longer be able to absorb the irregularities of the road properly and it will often “float”, which will result in a bad distribution of the masses on the vehicle and shift the centre of gravity of the vehicle. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced because of a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip complications.
  • A steering issue: Last but not least, the last fundamental part for good road handling is that all the elements of your steering must be in good condition. The most traditional case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The consequence will be a delay in your changes of way.

How do you solve the handling complications?

We now move on to the different solutions to correct your road holding complications on your Mazda 5 .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be less complicated, just change your tyres, remember to check them carefully and change them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally required to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Mazda 5, please have a look at our article on this theme. The price can vary a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your mechanic to have it solved, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have complications with the handling on Mazda 5 because of your steering, there might be some elements involved, in this case you will have to make a complete check-up of these elements, the best is to call a specialist.

If you have any further questions about the Mazda 5, do not hesitate to consult our Mazda 5 category.