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2023 Mazda CX-5 owner complaints

Most named: service brakes

11 of 63 complaints

Crashes
8
Fires
0
Injuries
5
Deaths
0

Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2023 models.

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Service brakes11Engine10Other or not specified10Electrical system9Exterior lighting9Forward collisionavoidance6
Top 6 components named in 63 complaints.

Components named most often

A complaint can name more than one component.

2023 Mazda CX-5 complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints
Service brakes1117%
Engine1016%
Other or not specified1016%
Electrical system914%
Exterior lighting914%
Forward collision avoidance610%

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, 2023

Complaints about rivals, 2023 models
RivalComplaints
Nissan Rogue728
Honda CR-V515
Toyota RAV4157
Ford Escape99
Mazda CX-5063
Mazda CX-3025

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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