Mazda CX-5 owners have reported 593 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 20 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (532 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's check engine light on (17 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The vehicle exhibits a repeatable low-speed driveline-related problem consisting of pronounced clicking or clunking from the driver-front area, fore-and-aft jerking, and harsh engagement during deceleration and light on/off-throttle transitions, particularly around 15–17 mph; the behavior can Read details...
The car stalled while in motion on the highway with 56 miles left in the gas tank. This caused a very dangerous situation due to the fact that I could not accelerate at all, as the traffic was speeding past. I had to coast through traffic to the safety of the shoulder of the road. Read details...
I was trying to park my vehicle in a soccer field parking lot. As I slowly turning right into my spot at about 3-5mph, my foot was lightly depressed on brake pedal and about to come to a complete stop, the vehicle suddenly made a very loud engine sound (my foot was still on the brake pedal and not Read details...
Without any warning, while driving on a highway at approximately 65 mph, the car suddenly stalled. Thankfully, on both occasions, I was able to avoid an accident and pull over to the side of the road. Coincidentally, I also own a 2018 Mazda Cx-5 and in October of 2019, I received a recall notice Read details...
This is a follow-up to my complaint 11754947, filed 8/5/2026 on the same vehicle. The defect has now been confirmed in writing by an authorized Mazda dealer. On 8/6/2026, san francisco Mazda (repair order 1085786) diagnosed the cylinder head as the source of the engine oil leak on my 2019 Cx-5 with Read details...