Reliability & cost of ownership
Mazda Cx-5 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mazda Cx-5? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Mazda Cx-5 problems by model year
20 recall entries and 2140 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cx-5 | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Cx-5 | 0 | 22 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Cx-5 | 0 | 38 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Cx-5 | 0 | 57 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Cx-5 | 0 | 61 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Cx-5 | 0 | 136 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Cx-5 | 0 | 103 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Cx-5 | 2 | 253 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Cx-5 | 3 | 108 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Cx-5 | 1 | 146 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Cx-5 | 5 | 505 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Cx-5 | 4 | 133 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Cx-5 | 4 | 377 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Cx-5 | 1 | 194 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Cx-5 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Mazda Cx-5, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine484 complaints
- electrical system421 complaints
- unknown or other324 complaints
- power train250 complaints
- exterior lighting215 complaints
- service brakes206 complaints
- visibility/wiper158 complaints
- structure127 complaints