Mazda Cx-5
Owners filed 2,441 complaints across 15 model years of the Mazda Cx-5. The 2016 drew the most (510); the 2012 the fewest (1).
Model years15
Complaints2,441
Recalls20
Fires17
Deaths0
Every Mazda Cx-5 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 27 | 0 | — | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2024 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 62 | 0 | — | 8 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2022 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 5 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2021 | 144 | 0 | — | 9 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 106 | 0 | — | 9 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 270 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2018 | 348 | 3 | 1 | 19 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2017 | 148 | 1 | — | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 510 | 5 | 10 | 31 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2015 | 133 | 4 | — | 11 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2014 | 377 | 4 | — | 7 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2013 | 194 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Which Mazda Cx-5 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 510 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting. It carries 5 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.