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	3,269	7,767
Model years covered	2012–2026	2007–2026
Worst model year	2016	2017
Best model year	2026	2025
Crashes reported	219	219
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

1 292 492 167 628 195 475 359 153 199 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%

GMC Acadia by year

641 1,297 486 436 373 401 196 603 313 280 954 529 539 163 215 74 67 80 107 13

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 1,373 17.7%

Electrical System 1,081 13.9%

Airbags 907 11.7%

Steering 810 10.4%

Engine & Cooling 804 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 723 9.3%

Lights 280 3.6%

Brakes 257 3.3%