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2016 Mazda CX-9

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2016 Mazda CX-9 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 61.

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104Owner complaints

Model-year median: 61

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
68
201354
201435
2015104
201661
2017127
201853
2019
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine
65Electrical System
14Service Brakes
11Power Train
9Fuel/propulsion System
7
All reported categories
Unknown Or Other
6Structure
4Engine And Engine Cooling
3Seats
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Wheels
3Air Bags
2Forward Collision Avoidance
2Steering
2Suspension
2Visibility/wiper
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

29 reports with mileage · 75 unknown

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 65 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports

Tires complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 20, 2021
Tires

P 255 / 50 R 20 104V M+S tread physically detached while driving at 70MPH Was able to steer and stop the vehicle and avoid a crash, partially due to fewer traffic on the road and the tire in question was on the rear driver side. Was able to replace the tire with my insurance. However no intimation about the failure was menti…

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P 255 / 50 R 20 104V M+S tread physically detached while driving at 70MPH Was able to steer and stop the vehicle and avoid a crash, partially due to fewer traffic on the road and the tire in question was on the rear driver side. Was able to replace the tire with my insurance. However no intimation about the failure was mentioned or no further action taken about safety of other tires previously on the vehicle The incident took place suddenly with a huge noise due to the broken tire hitting the wheel well and ripping off the fender. The accident happened on 17th Apr 2019 A supporting link referring a similar incident to a with different model year and date code https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RCAK-19V770-4232.pdf Makes/Models/Model Years: MAZDA/CX-9/2019 Mfr's Report Date: October 28, 2019 NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V-770 Components: TIRES:TREAD/BELT Potential Number of Units Affected: 146 Mazda's number for this recall is 4019J

NHTSA ODI #11433742

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.