Low beam headlights on this vehicle are extremely poor and they are so dull that it is difficult to drive at night. When I compare the low beam halogen projectors on other makes of vehicles that I have driven, they consistently perform far better than those on the Mazda. I felt that the lights were sub par from the time I bought the vehicle from new, but they have gotten worse over time. Specifically the illumination of the road surface, the focus and the distance of the light all appear to be very poor. It is just difficult to see at night.
I suspect that the problem is in the design and construction of the lights because as I mentioned, I noticed this problem when the car was new. So this is not a problem of old lights on an old car. I even mentioned it to the dealership during a service and they checked the aim of the lights and said that they were working perfectly. Having seen other complaints from other owners and drivers of this vehicle, I am now convinced that this is a problem that Mazda should take responsibility for. Headlights are there to enable drivers to see and be seen under most road conditions. The 2010 Mazda Cx-7 headlights simply fail to achieve this.
This is clearly a case of form over function, but in this case it had led to a serious safety concern. I have just replaced both complete headlight Assembly and all the bulbs with premium bulbs and it is still worthless i passed some workers on the road last night wearing reflective jackets and I still could not see them without turning on my brights,these lights are the worst ever
Low beam headlights on this vehicle are extremely poor and they are so dull that it is difficult to drive at night. When I compare the low beam halogen projectors on other makes of vehicles that I have driven, they consistently perform far better than those on the Mazda. I felt that the lights were sub par from the time I bought the vehicle from new, but they have gotten worse over time. Specifically the illumination of the road surface, the focus and the distance of the light all appear to be very poor. It is just difficult to see at night.
I suspect that the problem is in the design and construction of the lights because as I mentioned, I noticed this problem when the car was new. So this is not a problem of old lights on an old car. I even mentioned it to the dealership during a service and they checked the aim of the lights and said that they were working perfectly. Having seen other complaints from other owners and drivers of this vehicle, I am now convinced that this is a problem that Mazda should take responsibility for. Headlights are there to enable drivers to see and be seen under most road conditions. The 2010 Mazda Cx-7 headlights simply fail to achieve this.
This is clearly a case of form over function, but in this case it had led to a serious safety concern. I have just replaced both complete headlight Assembly and all the bulbs with premium bulbs and it is still worthless i passed some workers on the road last night wearing reflective jackets and I still could not see them without turning on my brights,these lights are the worst ever
- Ron C., Florence, US