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Mazda CX-9 — Years to Avoid

Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.

Avoid These Years

2012 Mazda CX-9

263 complaints (329% of segment average)

Avoid This Year

Main issue: 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

2011 Mazda CX-9

207 complaints (259% of segment average)

Avoid This Year

Main issue: I HAD MY CX-9 GT DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I DROVE ON STREET AND STEPPED ON BRAKE THE PEDAL TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BECAUSE MY BRAKE AT THIS TIME, ALL OF SUDDEN, TOOK LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE AS I EXPECTED. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL TO HIT THE CAR IN FR

2010 Mazda CX-9

193 complaints (241% of segment average)

Below Average

Main issue: THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS TERRIFYING ORDEAL WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES. THE CAR ACCELERATES OF UP TO SPEEDS OF 90 MPH WITHOUT WARNING . ALL 3 INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES SLOW IT DOWN, BUT DO NOT STOP IT. ALL 3 TIMES, I'VE B

2018 Mazda CX-9

165 complaints (206% of segment average)

Below Average

Main issue: I WAS WAITING IN A STATIONARY POSITION, AT A RED LIGHT, BEHIND SOME OTHER VEHICLES, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE HAD STEPPED HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL! I WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE CAR STILL BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER, BU

2016 Mazda CX-9

141 complaints (176% of segment average)

Below Average

Main issue: IMMEDIATELY UPON MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY FAST PACE WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT DID NOT STOP. THE CAR SLAMMED INTO A PLANTER IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR MOVED SO QUICKLY THAT IT W

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