2012 Mazda CX-9
Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report
Quick Summary
The 2012 Mazda CX-9 has 263 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 3.3x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is brakes problems (54% of all complaints), specifically: i had an incident yesterday resulting in a minor collision. my accelerator stuck, my engine kept revving, and i could not stop. i kept applying the brakes but it felt as if everything locked up. i rearended the person in front of me no damage to their car and only minor to mine. i am now afraid to.
263
Total Complaints
0
Recalls Issued
—/5
Safety Stars
3.3x
vs Segment Avg
Known Problems
BRAKES
143 complaints- • I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO
- • OUR 2012 MAZDA CX9 SPORT FWD LOST ALL BRAKE BOOST ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MY WIFE COMPLAINED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BACKING. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MAZDA DEALER ADVISED IT WAS INDEED THE B
- • INCIDENT -1 TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH DECELERATING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. INCIDENT 2- MAKING RIGHT TURN (DECELERATING) CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKING CONTROL. INCIDENT 3- PULLED UP INT
“I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO”
— NHTSA complaint filing
ENGINE
26 complaints- • I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSUME EXCESSIVE OIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT THE CONSUMPTION OF OIL WAS UNUSUAL AND COULD
- • INCIDENT -1 TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH DECELERATING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. INCIDENT 2- MAKING RIGHT TURN (DECELERATING) CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKING CONTROL. INCIDENT 3- PULLED UP INT
“I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO”
— NHTSA complaint filing
AIR BAGS
23 complaints- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT
- • I OWN A 2012 MAZDA CX9 . MY WIFE WEIGHS ABOUT 105LBS AND ABOUT 115LBS WITH HER USUAL LAP DOG. INITIALLY THE PAX SEAT AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SHE WAS IN THAT SEAT, CAR IN MOTION OR NOT. THE LIGHT WAS NORMAL WHEN I SAT IN THAT SEAT. TOWNE MAZDA RAN A TEST ON THE COMPONENTS
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA CX-9. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V451000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT”
— NHTSA complaint filing
TRANSMISSION
18 complaints- • INCIDENT -1 TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH DECELERATING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. INCIDENT 2- MAKING RIGHT TURN (DECELERATING) CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKING CONTROL. INCIDENT 3- PULLED UP INT
- • AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND SOON CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, EVEN AS I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ALL AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. AT THE SAME TIME, I NOTICED A BURNING OIL ODOR. THIS SUDDEN DECELERATION AND STOP OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A MAJOR C
- • I'VE PURCHASED 2012 MAZDA CX-9 AWD IT LATE NOVEMBER OF 2011.RECENTLY I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER-ASSISTED BRAKES FAILURE INCIDENT .I WAS IN A MINOR FENDER BENDEER. THANK GOD THE DRIVER INFRONT WAS VERY NICE AND DIDNT FILE ANY CLAIM AGAINST MY INSURANCE. WHEN I BROUGHT M
“INCIDENT -1 TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH DECELERATING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. INCIDENT 2- MAKING RIGHT TURN (DECELERATING) CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKING CONTROL. INCIDENT 3- PULLED UP INT”
— NHTSA complaint filing
SPEED CONTROL
11 complaints- • I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO
- • I AM UNSURE OF THE FIRST DATE OF OCCURRENCE, BUT THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW WITH 12 MILES ON IT. AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. 1. THE AC ALWAYS COMES ON. EVEN WHEN IT'S BELOW ZERO OUTSIDE. 2. IT FAILS TO GO WHEN PUSHING ON THE ACCEL
- • I'VE PURCHASED 2012 MAZDA CX-9 AWD IT LATE NOVEMBER OF 2011.RECENTLY I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER-ASSISTED BRAKES FAILURE INCIDENT .I WAS IN A MINOR FENDER BENDEER. THANK GOD THE DRIVER INFRONT WAS VERY NICE AND DIDNT FILE ANY CLAIM AGAINST MY INSURANCE. WHEN I BROUGHT M
“I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO”
— NHTSA complaint filing
Estimated Repair Costs
Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.
🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
Based on 263 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:
- ☐BRAKES: I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐ENGINE: I HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. MY ACCELERATOR STUCK, MY ENGINE KEPT REVVING, AND I COULD NOT STOP. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT IT FELT AS IF EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. I REARENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND ONLY MINOR TO MINE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐AIR BAGS: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA CX-9. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐TRANSMISSION: INCIDENT -1 TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH DECELERATING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND LITTLE ABILITY TO BRAKE. INCIDENT 2- MAKING RIGHT TURN (DECELERATING) CAR STALLS OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKING CONTROL. INCIDENT 3- PULLED UP INT
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)
Mazda CX-9 — Year Comparison
How does 2012 compare to other years? Fewer complaints = more reliable.
NHTSA Safety Rating
No NHTSA safety rating available
At a Glance
- Complaints
- 263
- Recalls
- 0
- Fire reports
- 0
- Crash reports
- 14
- Injury reports
- 7
- Segment avg
- 80
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