I switched to a Mazda 3 as a daily but I loved the CX-50, CX-5, and no doubt in my mind the Mazda 6 holds its place.\n\nThe layout under the hood was similar to my 13' fusion. Changing oil was easier, engine air filter was easier, cabin air filter was easier.
Has anyone bought k&n cabin air filter. Wonder how well they work
2023 Badlands and I love it…. Currently at 22k and just replaced the air and cabin filters with K&N it was fun ????
I got K&N cabin air filter and I'm so happy with it. This is reusable, washable and lasts easy for 80k miles
I've found K&N cabin filters are great as for the rest you need to run quality, especially your air filter since there are several bulletins about them and they changed the part because of P0299 popping up a lot.
Cabin air filters are dirt cheap and easy to swap yourself, but people forget about them and shops love to charge stupid amounts of money to replace them for you.
I can tell you for sure the K&N flows better. the new stock filter definitely made me crank the knob up for more fan speed. the flip side is that the K&N does NOT do a good job actually filtering anything the size of sand or smaller. you will also be able to smell every molecule of exhaust and exterior air using the the K&N. stock filter helps reduce the scent of "outside"
Those prices are for genuine filters. Mazda chamrge an effing BOMB for their carbon cabin filters.
Given that they're charging $95 for a cabin air filter, it's highly likely that they're overpriced.
I just bought a K&N one from work and put it in. Most difficult 2:43 of my life.
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In March 2026 on PartReview, cabin filter K&N were overall better than OEM Mazda.
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