"How reliable is the 2022 Mazda Cx-5?"

"Based on 71 NHTSA complaints, the 2022 Mazda Cx-5 has a median complaint mileage of 3314 miles. The most common issue is EXTERIOR LIGHTING."

"What are common problems with the 2022 Mazda Cx-5?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2022 Mazda Cx-5 is EXTERIOR LIGHTING, accounting for a significant portion of the 71 total complaints filed."

2022 Mazda Cx-5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 71 complaints

Total Complaints

3,314mi

Median Mileage

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

100 25th Percentile

3,314 Median Mileage

3,963 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

STRUCTURE:BODY

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The sunroof exploded while driving 70mph on a rural highway. There were no other cars nearby that could have kicked up a rock nor anything that could have fallen on the sunroof. The window buckled outward, not inward. The glass shattered and flew everywhere endangering the driver, passengers, and th..."

"The contact owns a 2022 Mazda CX-5. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph when another vehicle abruptly stopped causing the contact to need to suddenly stop however, the brake pedal failed. The contact stated that the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard then the emergency bra..."

"I was driving in slow moving traffic with vehicles ahead and behind. The vehicle ahead of me slowed, so I applied brakes and began to slow as well. While I was on the brakes slowing at a normal rate with plenty of distance to the vehicle ahead, my vehicle unexpectedly activated automatic emergency b..."

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