"How reliable is the 2012 Mazda Mazda5?"

"Based on 45 NHTSA complaints, the 2012 Mazda Mazda5 has a median complaint mileage of 51500 miles. The most common issue is FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2012 Mazda Mazda5?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2012 Mazda Mazda5 is FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 45 total complaints filed."

2012 Mazda Mazda5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 45 complaints

Total Complaints

51,500mi

Median Mileage

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,000 25th Percentile

51,500 Median Mileage

85,475 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TIRES

STRUCTURE:BODY

STEERING

AIR BAGS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

SERVICE BRAKES

POWER TRAIN

STRUCTURE

SEATS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STARTING A FEW MONTHS AGO, MY STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED AS I WAS BRAKING. IT WAS INTERMITTENT. IN MAY, THE SHAKING DISAPPEARED BUT A SLIGHT GRINDING SENSATION(NO NOISE) COULD BE FELT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DIDN'T THINK IS WAS A BRAKE WEAR PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND I LIVE ..."

"CPSC: I1280026A. 2012 MAZDA 5. CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS CAR WOULD HYDROPLANE WHEN HE DROVE IN RAIN, DUE TO THE TYPE OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. *LN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRES NEEDED A BETTER DESIGN TO CHANNEL THE RAIN OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THEM. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW SET OF TIRES."

"I HAD NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKING SLIGHTLY WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN MY MAZDA5 HAD 13000 MILES. I SERVICED MY CAR AT 18000 MILES FOR AN OUT OF STATE TRIP, AT THIS TIME MY BRAKES WERE AT .08MM AND IN GOOD CONDITION. DURING AND AFTER MY TRIP THE STEERING VIBRATION BECAME SO EXTREME W..."

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