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Axela

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This model’s chronology is documented through reviewed manufacturer histories.

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Mazda Axela BM5FS · Sport 15S Touring · transmission not determined by photoExact-code photograph
Mazda Axela BM5FS ↗Sport 15S Touring · transmission not determined by photo先従隗始 · CC0 · Image resized for display.
Manufacturer entries
0
Reviewed histories
3
Listed chassis codes
25
Ownership profiles
5

Reviewed / Cited manufacturer histories

History with its context intact

Curated from the cited manufacturer sources for Japan. A chassis code appears under a generation only where the cited source lists it.

  1. 2003

    Original Axela

    Reviewed history · Japan

    Japan launch October 2003 · Launch event; overseas Mazda3 dates differ

    Mazda · Axela history and second-generation launch

  2. 2009

    Second generation

    Reviewed history · Japan

    Japan launch June 2009 · BL codes listed in Mazda's June 2009–October 2013 manual editions

    Codes in the cited source: BL5FPBL5FWBLEAPBLEAWBLEFPBLEFWBL3FWBL6FJBLFFPBLFFW

    Mazda · second-generation history · Mazda · Axela manual periods and chassis numbers

  3. 2013

    Third generation

    Reviewed history · Japan

    Introduced 2013 · Japan manuals from November 2013 · BM codes below are explicitly listed in the cited manual editions; no end date inferred

    Codes in the cited source: BM5FS ↗BMEFSBM5FPBM2FS ↗BM5AS ↗BM5APBM6FJBM2APBM2AS ↗BM2FPBMLFS ↗

    Mazda · third-generation history · Mazda · Axela manual periods and chassis numbers

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Selected facts from published vehicles

Compare 12 already published facts across 5 documented vehicle configurations. Each value belongs only to its linked code, market and cited source. Different grades or production periods may have different specifications.

This selection is taken from published, cited vehicle records—not pending research, unpublished candidate facts or an inferred model-wide specification table. Open each record for its complete edition and equipment limitations.

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The codes behind the name

Codes listed for this nameplate by MLIT or a manufacturer archive. They are not assigned to a generation: an archive car’s year does not establish which generation a code belongs to.

  • BK3PEngine L3 · MLIT editions 2005
  • BK5PEngine ZY · MLIT editions 2005
  • BKEPEngine LF · MLIT editions 2005
  • BL3FWEngine L3 · MLIT editions 2011–2013
  • BL5FPEngine ZY · MLIT editions 2011–2013
  • BL5FWEngine ZY · MLIT editions 2011–2013
  • BLEAPEngine LF · MLIT editions 2011–2013
  • BLEAWEngine LF · MLIT editions 2011–2013
  • BLEFPEngine LF · MLIT editions 2011
  • BLEFWEngine LF · MLIT editions 2011 · Also listed as プレマシー
  • BLFFPEngine PE · MLIT editions 2012–2013
  • BLFFWEngine PE · MLIT editions 2012–2013
  • BM2APEngine SH · MLIT editions 2017–2019
  • BM2ASEngine SH · MLIT editions 2017–2019
  • BM2FPEngine SH · MLIT editions 2016–2019
  • BM2FSEngine SH · MLIT editions 2014–2019
  • BM5APEngine P5 · MLIT editions 2014–2019
  • BM5ASEngine P5 · MLIT editions 2014–2019
  • BM5FPEngine P5 · MLIT editions 2014–2019
  • BM5FSEngine P5 · MLIT editions 2014–2019
  • BMEFSEngine PE · MLIT editions 2014–2016
  • BMLFPEngine S5 · MLIT editions 2018–2019
  • BMLFSEngine S5 · MLIT editions 2017–2019
  • BYEFPEngine PE(内燃機関) MG(電動機) · MLIT editions 2014–2019
  • DEJFSEngine P3 · MLIT editions 2012–2014 · Also listed as デミオ

Market evidence

What each official source lists for this nameplate. A dated listing does not establish that a vehicle is still sold or produced.

JP MLIT fuel-economy lists · March editions 2005, 2011–2019NZ Motor Vehicle Register · 67,012 registered vehicles, vehicle years 2003–2024

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Sources

  • Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省): Japanese domestic passenger cars listed in MLIT's annual fuel-economy lists (March editions; cars on sale at the end of the previous year). Establishes manufacturer, nameplate, chassis code (the vehicle type after the certification prefix in 型式) and the engine models listed with it. Does not establish generations; fuel-economy values are not copied. Source.
  • Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省): 2004–2012 PDF editions, extracted from table cells with nameplates taken from ruled name blocks and every page cross-checked against its text-layer words; pages failing either check are held. Japanese domestic passenger cars listed in MLIT's annual fuel-economy lists (March editions; cars on sale at the end of the previous year). Establishes manufacturer, nameplate, chassis code (the vehicle type after the certification prefix in 型式) and the engine models listed with it. Does not establish generations; fuel-economy values are not copied. Source.
  • Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency: Makes and models of passenger cars and light goods vehicles on New Zealand's Motor Vehicle Register, with vehicle counts and the earliest and latest vehicle year. Server-side grouped statistics only; no registration numbers, VINs, engine numbers or locations are read. A vehicle year is register evidence, not a model year or production period; no generations or chassis inferred. Source.

Published-profile evidence

These sources support the exact linked profiles. Their scope does not establish an entire model’s generation history.

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