2008 Mazda Mazda5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 86 complaints
86
Total Complaints
40,518mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

19,133 25th Percentile
40,518 Median Mileage
73,450 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
36
SUSPENSION
6
TIRES
5
VISIBILITY
3
SUSPENSION:REAR
3
ENGINE
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SOMEONE IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,100."
"WE BOUGHT A 2008 MAZDA5 AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR LOOSE BOLTS ON THE REAR RIGHT SUSPENSION. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. *TR"
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE LOOSE BOLTS ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY PLANNED ON REPLACING THE BUSHING AND TIGHTENING THE BOLT..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28