Mazda CX-5 vs Dodge Intrepid

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Mazda CX-5	Dodge Intrepid
Complaints on file	3,269	8,078
Model years covered	2012–2026	1987–2004
Worst model year	2016	1995
Best model year	2026	2002
Crashes reported	219	441
Fires reported	30	243
Injuries reported	115	290
Deaths reported	0	12
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	11.1%	12.2%

Mazda CX-5 by year

1 292 492 167 628 195 475 359 153 199 83 85 63 57 20

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 599 18.3%

Electrical System 457 14.0%

Other & Unspecified 382 11.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 278 8.5%

Brakes 250 7.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 225 6.9%

Lights 222 6.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 158 4.8%

Dodge Intrepid by year

2 2 2 554 1,024 919 709 473 493 1,236 1,227 729 413 140 155

87 88 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,042 37.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 804 10.0%

Steering 707 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 595 7.4%

Brakes 393 4.9%

Electrical System 390 4.8%

Suspension 329 4.1%

Airbags 291 3.6%