Cheap Mazda CX-3 Coil Spring

The Mazda CX-3 uses coil springs all round on all variants sold in the UK, so yes, you are looking for the right part. Both front and rear axles use conventional coil spring and damper setups regardless of engine or drivetrain choice, so there is no variant that uses an alternative like torsion bars or air suspension.

The Mazda CX-3 ran as a single generation throughout its UK lifespan, launched in 2015 and discontinued around 2023, with a facelift arriving in 2018 that brought styling and interior updates but no fundamental platform change. Because the underlying architecture stayed the same across the whole run, springs from pre-facelift and post-facelift cars are often referenced together, but whether a specific spring from a 2016 car physically interchanges with one from a 2019 car is something you should confirm with the breaker against your exact registration, as damper rates and spring specifications can vary in ways that are not always visible. Never assume fitment without that check.

Engine size and weight can influence spring rates on some vehicles, and the CX-3 was sold with a range of engines including 1.5 and 2.0 petrol units and a 1.5 diesel, which do differ in weight. You should confirm with the breaker whether the spring from your specific engine variant matches yours, quoting your registration, rather than assuming all CX-3 springs are identical across the engine range.

Trim level alone does not affect coil spring fitment on the CX-3 — the suspension geometry and spring mounting are the same whether the car is an SE or a GT Sport. One caution is that if a particular trim was optioned with a sport or lowered suspension package, the spring rate or ride height could differ, so confirm with the breaker if you are sourcing from a higher trim donor car, just to be safe.

For the front axle in particular, it is worth specifying nearside (NS, passenger side) or offside (OS, driver side) when contacting a breaker, as springs can sometimes be handed or installed with a specific orientation. For rear springs on the CX-3 the springs are typically the same side to side, but confirming with the breaker is always good practice and costs nothing.

The CX-3 was offered in both front-wheel-drive and AWD variants in the UK, and the addition of the rear differential and drivetrain hardware on AWD models can affect the rear suspension geometry and spring specification to account for the extra weight. You should tell the breaker whether your car is FWD or AWD when sourcing rear springs, and confirm fitment against your registration rather than assuming the two drivetrains share the same rear spring.