Mazda CX-5 vs GMC Acadia

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	GMC Acadia
Complaints on file	3,289	7,790
Model years covered	2012–2026	2007–2026
Worst model year	2016	2017
Best model year	2026	2025
Crashes reported	219	220
Fires reported	30	109
Injuries reported	115	207
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	11.1%	6.9%

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%

GMC Acadia by year

641 1,297 486 436 373 401 196 604 313 282 955 532 542 165 219 76 68 80 110 14

07 08 09 10 11 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,376 17.7%

Electrical System 1,083 13.9%

Airbags 909 11.7%

Steering 811 10.4%

Engine & Cooling 809 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 725 9.3%

Lights 280 3.6%

Brakes 260 3.3%