FaultScore

Mazda CX9 vs KIA Borrego

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 CX9 KIA Borrego
Complaints on file 58 145
Model years covered 2007–2010 2008–2010
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 2 9
Fires reported 2 0
Injuries reported 3 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 12.1% 8.3%

Mazda CX9 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 15 25.9%
Airbags 13 22.4%
Suspension 10 17.2%
Engine & Cooling 6 10.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 5.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.4%
Other & Unspecified 2 3.4%
Electrical System 1 1.7%

KIA Borrego by year

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 12.4%
Brakes 18 12.4%
Electrical System 16 11.0%
Other & Unspecified 12 8.3%
Seat Belts 11 7.6%
Steering 9 6.2%
Lights 8 5.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 7 4.8%