2009 Mazda Cx-7: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 84 complaints
84
Total Complaints
67,800mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

40,000 25th Percentile
67,800 Median Mileage
99,400 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
19
AIR BAGS
16
ENGINE
12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
STEERING
5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
POWER TRAIN
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I JUST BOUGHT A 2009 MAZDA CX-7 THREE WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE THIRD WEEK, MY CAR STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT JUST STOPPED. I HAD THE CARE TOWED INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR AT, AND COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE CAR. I T..."
"I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE AND NOTICED SQUEAKING IN THE REAR WHEELS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I TOOK THIS INTO THE DEALER AND WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THEN THE DEALER SANDED DOWN THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AND SAID IT WAS OKAY. THE SQUEAKING PERSISTED AND I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLAC..."
"MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FROM LITHIA MAZDA IN FRESNO, CA. IT WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND WITHIN THE FIRST 26,000 MILES, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND REPLACED. NOW MY THE SAME VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT AND THE COMPR..."

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