2013 Mazda Cx-5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 292 complaints
292
Total Complaints
38,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

15,500 25th Percentile
38,000 Median Mileage
78,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
58
ENGINE
42
POWER TRAIN
36
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
28
SERVICE BRAKES
24
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
22
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
15
STRUCTURE:BODY
13
SEATS
13
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
9

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
1
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX- 5. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERNAL MIRROR VIBRATED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1500."
"I WAS DRIVING AT THE LISTED SPEED ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM SIXTH GEAR TO FOURTH, RAPIDLY LOSING SPEED IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SOLID YELLOW. I PULLED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE..."
"I WAS DRIVING AT THE LISTED SPEED ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM SIXTH GEAR TO FOURTH, RAPIDLY LOSING SPEED IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SOLID YELLOW. I PULLED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE..."

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