Open safety recalls, the components owners report failing most often, crash-test results and running costs for the 2012 Mazda CX-5, assembled from NHTSA and EPA records.
Everything on this page applies to the model as a whole. Run its VIN to decode that exact car, its engine, trim, assembly plant and factory equipment, alongside these records.
Open a VIN recordRecalls and complaints are filed against a specific model year, so figures differ from one year to the next even within a single generation. See every Mazda CX-5 year.
No EPA fuel-economy match for this model. Naming may differ, or it predates EPA records.
NHTSA has no NCAP crash-test rating for this model year, which is common for older, low-volume and heavy-duty vehicles.
The parts named most often across 1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA for this make, model and year.
Complaints are self-reported and skew toward problems people find alarming, so read this as where to look rather than as a defect rate.
I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION BUT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I SLOWLY DROVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION,WITH HORNS BLOWING AROUND ME ,BECAUSE I WAS IN EVERYONE'S WAY . THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY ,SOMETIMES ONCE A WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK,THIS IS VERY NERVE RACKING BECAUSE ONE CANNOT PREPARE FOR WHEN IT WILL OCCUR,I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO LOOKED AT IT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ,BECAUSE IT OCCURS SO ERRATICALLY .AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITH NO RELIEF .I AM FEDUP WITH MAZDA. *TR
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