Japan Used Mazda Tribute for Sale

The Mazda Tribute was a compact SUV Car known for its practical packaging, agile handling, surprising V6 performance and solid value. As a crossover SUV, it was more of a Trucks masquerading as a car than vice-versa in people. The Mazda Tribute was introduced in 2001 and marketed the Tribute as the Miata of SUVs, and we found the claim not far off the mark. As with its mechanical twin the Ford Escape, the Tribute featured the most powerful V6 engine in its class and could haul up to five passengers and their gear in a practical, space-efficient cabin.

While our editors found the Mazda Tribute to be one of the best small SUVs on the market when it was introduced, age and plenty of newer competitors dropped its standing considerably. After a one-year hiatus, the Tribute returned with new styling and a snazzier interior. However, its underpinnings remained virtually unchanged, leaving the Tribute still behind other compact SUVs, including the carlike Mazda CX-7. Much like the Ford Escape that it closely resembles, the Mazda Tribute began life as a smaller sort of Ford Explorer only to be supplanted by a more carlike breed of crossover.

After 2011, Mazda discontinued the Tribute and effectively replaced it with the more modern and efficient Mazda CX-5.

Mazda Tribute 2001

Mazda Tribute 2002

Mazda Tribute 2003

Mazda Tribute 2004