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2021 Mazda CX-5

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2021 Mazda CX-5 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 133.

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144Owner complaints

Model-year median: 133

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
348
2018270
2019106
2020144
202163
202262
202344
2024
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine
77Unknown Or Other
17Power Train
16Electrical System
12Forward Collision Avoidance
11
All reported categories
Service Brakes
11Vehicle Speed Control
8Fuel/propulsion System
7Lane Departure
7Air Bags
4Visibility/wiper
4Tires
3Visibility
3Back Over Prevention
2Engine And Engine Cooling
2Steering
2Structure
2Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 18 of 144 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 77 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports0 fire reports5 injury reports

Forward Collision Avoidance complaints

11 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 30, 2022
Forward Collision Avoidance

While Driving the car in highway and you turn signals to change lanes and that moment you start changing the automatic brake system activated and car suddenly brake almost making me get in to a rear collision this happens twice in highway, it also happens twice in city driving while cruising street and theres is nothing in fr…

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While Driving the car in highway and you turn signals to change lanes and that moment you start changing the automatic brake system activated and car suddenly brake almost making me get in to a rear collision this happens twice in highway, it also happens twice in city driving while cruising street and theres is nothing in front of you the emergency brake light shows brake as emergency and car suddenly brake without having anything on front

NHTSA ODI #11491522

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

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