Mazda CX-5 — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2016 Mazda CX-5
624 complaints (332% of segment average)
Main issue: HEADLIGHT CLEAR LENS IS MELTING FROM INSIDE. CLEAR LENS THAT COVERS HEADLIGHT HAS COATING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. IT IS THE INSIDE COATING THAT IS FLOWING DOWN. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS OVER-APPLIED DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS. BUT IN TIME, IT'S APPEARANCE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE VISIBLE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGH
2014 Mazda CX-5
492 complaints (262% of segment average)
Main issue: LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SAME TIME ALL DASH ICONS LIT UP. CAR THEN MOMENTARILY SHUT OFF DOING 75MPH; LOST HEADLIGHTS (DURING NIGHT). THIS CONTINUED NUMEROUS TIMES. HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON/OFF AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAUSED CAR TO SHUT OFF. TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND ALMOST A WEEK AND THEY
2018 Mazda CX-5
469 complaints (249% of segment average)
Main issue: ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISES AFTER DRIVING AND ACTS LIKE IT'S EXHAUSTED. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN PARK THE CAR AND GET OUT OF IT. THERE IS A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL (WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD WEAR OFF AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE HUNDRED MILES), BUT IT'S STILL DOING THIS. IT'S LIKE THE ENGINE OVER HEATED (WHICH NO
2019 Mazda CX-5
349 complaints (186% of segment average)
Main issue: I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. IT FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL SO I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND BRAKE AND EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE THE SIDE STREETS HOME. THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN SO FAR.
2013 Mazda CX-5
292 complaints (155% of segment average)
Main issue: THIS EVENING I WAS RUNNING 2 ERRANDS LESS THAN 3 MILES FROM HOUSE. AS I DROVE FROM THE FIRST ERRAND AND ARRIVED AT THE SECOND, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED: HTTP://1.BP.BLOGSPOT.COM/-0A4BJZANA9E/UMF10EMOZJI/AAAAAAAAAHK/AKLXHAHWFSW/S1600/2012-12-11_CX-5.JPG I PARKED AT MY SECOND ERRAND,
Safe to Buy
2025 Mazda CX-5
44 complaints — well below segment average
2024 Mazda CX-5
61 complaints — well below segment average
2023 Mazda CX-5
81 complaints — well below segment average
2022 Mazda CX-5
82 complaints — well below segment average
2020 Mazda CX-5
152 complaints — well below segment average