Mazda CX-7
Owners filed 1,134 complaints across 7 model years of the Mazda CX-7. The 2007 drew the most (528).
Model years7
Complaints1,134
Recalls29
Fires42
Deaths0
Which Mazda CX-7 years should you avoid?
Going by 1,134 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mazda CX-7 years to avoid are 2007.
- 2007528 complaints, 3.4× a typical CX-7 year, most often about the engine; and 2.5× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (30 fires, 7 crashes).
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Mazda CX-7 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 39 | 4 | — | 4 | Suspension | Do not drive | |
| 2011 | 154 | 4 | — | 8 | Suspension | Do not drive | |
| 2010 | 155 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Suspension | Do not drive | |
| 2009 | 65 | 6 | 1 | — | Suspension | Do not drive | |
| 2008 | 192 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2007Avoid | 528 | 5 | 30 | 7 | Engine | Do not drive |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.