Mazda CX-5 — All Years
Reliability and problems by year based on NHTSA complaint data.
Best Years to Buy
| Year | Complaints | Top Issue | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | I pulled the car into garage, and realized it's no... | Excellent Reliability |
| 2024 | 61 | The wireless charger is overheating my phone to th... | Excellent Reliability |
| 2023 | 81 | 4 month old car and brakes are rusted and rotor is... | Above Average |
| 2022 | 82 | Humming from cooling fans in headlights. Very dist... | Above Average |
| 2021 | 188 | On 17-MAY-2021 after sitting unused for 1 day my M... | Average |
| 2020 | 152 | THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITHOUT A SOLUTION FROM MAZ... | Above Average |
| 2019 | 349 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 65 MILES PER HO... | Below Average |
| 2018 | 469 | ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISES AFTER DRIVING AND ACTS LI... | Below Average |
| 2017 | 193 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTAC... | Average |
| 2016 | 624 | HEADLIGHT CLEAR LENS IS MELTING FROM INSIDE. CLEAR... | Avoid This Year |
| 2015 | 167 | I WAS PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE LAST NIGHT, WHE... | Average |
| 2014 | 492 | LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SAME TIME ALL DASH ICONS... | Avoid This Year |
| 2013 | 292 | THIS EVENING I WAS RUNNING 2 ERRANDS LESS THAN 3 M... | Below Average |