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2020 Mazda CX-5 owner complaints

Most named: electrical system

30 of 107 complaints

Crashes
10
Fires
0
Injuries
6
Deaths
0

Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2020 models.

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Electrical system30Other or not specified25Engine17Service brakes13Forward collisionavoidance12Transmission anddrivetrain8
Top 6 components named in 107 complaints.

Components named most often

A complaint can name more than one component.

2020 Mazda CX-5 complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints
Electrical system3028%
Other or not specified2523%
Engine1716%
Service brakes1312%
Forward collision avoidance1211%
Transmission and drivetrain87%

Complaints by model year

Mazda CX-5 complaints by model year
Model yearComplaints
2013194
2014377
2015133
2016510
2017148
2018119
2019270
2020107
2021147
202263
202363
202444
202527
202614

Rivals, 2020

Complaints about rivals, 2020 models
RivalComplaints
Ford Escape1,531
Toyota RAV4635
Honda CR-V353
GMC Terrain197
Nissan Rogue152
Mazda CX-3033

What this cannot tell you

Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.

Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.

Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.

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