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Mazda Cx-5 · 2018

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V875000·2021-11-12

    Mazda Recalls 2018-2020 Models for Fuel Pump Failure Risk

    Mazda is recalling 121,038 vehicles from 2018-2020 because a fuel pump impeller may crack, causing engine stalls and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDA2, CX-9, MX-5, MAZDA6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V497000·2019-06-27

    Mazda Recalls 2018-2019 Models for Potential Engine Stall Risk

    Mazda is recalling 262,220 vehicles due to a software error that may cause the engine to stall unexpectedly, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDA3, MAZDA6, CX-5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20185/5

    4 trims tested for 2018; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE10021 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:electric power assist system

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2014 · electrical 114 complaints, median 62,000 mi
  • 2016 · electrical 67 complaints, median 35,792 mi
    Includes 5 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2021 · engine 63 complaints
  • 2016 · brakes 52 complaints, median 30,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2014 · powertrain 49 complaints, median 54,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,005 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.4/5 · 14 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2025: 4.2/5 · 27 complaints · most complained-of: cruise-control
  • 2024: 4.1/5 · 42 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2023: 4.0/5 · 61 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2022: 4.0/5 · 63 complaints · most complained-of: lighting

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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