Mazda CX-5 vs Dodge Journey

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 Journey
Complaints on file	3,289	8,009
Model years covered	2012–2026	2007–2020
Worst model year	2016	2009
Best model year	2026	2008
Crashes reported	219	350
Fires reported	30	165
Injuries reported	115	278
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.1%	9.9%

Mazda CX-5 by year

1 292 492 167 628 195 475 364 153 200 84 91 69 57 21

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 602 18.3%

Electrical System 458 13.9%

Other & Unspecified 385 11.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 280 8.5%

Brakes 252 7.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 225 6.8%

Lights 222 6.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 160 4.9%

Dodge Journey by year

7 12 2,091 1,484 253 623 511 651 872 614 317 351 134 89

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Electrical System 2,108 26.3%

Engine & Cooling 1,041 13.0%

Brakes 1,011 12.6%

Airbags 637 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 616 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 497 6.2%

Steering 340 4.2%

Seats 305 3.8%