2019 Mazda Cx-5: Reliability Data

330
Total Complaints
7,800mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,000 25th Percentile
7,800 Median Mileage
29,036 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
113
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
48
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
43
POWER TRAIN
28
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
14
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11
VISIBILITY/WIPER
9
STRUCTURE:BODY
7
AIR BAGS
6

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
4
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CAR ACCELERATES BY IT SELF FROM STANDING STOP.PULLING OUT OF PARKING STALL SHIFTING TO DRIVE CAR ACCELERATES TILL I PRESS BRAKE TWICE. THEN AFTER SLOWLY DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMP CAR ACCELERATED UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH TILL I PRESSED BRAKE TWICE . CAR NEW HAS 1800 MILES"
"I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. IN MY EFFORT (AND THAT OF A WISCONSIN STATE TROOPER) TO INSTALL THE TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE I (WE) DISCOVERED IT WOULD NOT FIT ON THE CAR. IT SEEMED TO BE THE WRONG TYPE FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A..."
"ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES TURN OFF AND DISABLE, INCLUDING: APPLE CAR PLAY, NAVIGATION, AUDIO, AIR CONDITIONING, BLUETOOTH, SENSORS, AND ALL GAGES IN THE DASH--"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE 113 complaints
25th: 14,700 mi Median: 26,000 mi 75th: 61,875 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 48 complaints
25th: 1,378 mi Median: 2,497 mi 75th: 22,498 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 43 complaints
25th: 672 mi Median: 1,000 mi 75th: 4,600 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 55 FL: 29 PA: 23 TX: 21 NY: 18 NJ: 16 OH: 15 NC: 13 VA: 12 MA: 11

Who Files Complaints?

0.3%
Original Owners
99.7%
Second+ Owners

Mazda Cx-5 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20132928
201449210
201516720
201660449
201718911
201843728
202014014
202117821
20227110
20237411
2024487

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