FaultScore

Worst years for a Mazda CX-30

Owners have filed 380 complaints about the Mazda CX-30 with NHTSA across model years 2020 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2021 Mazda CX-30

138 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2025 Mazda CX-30

48 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mazda CX-30 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 4 3 0 Engine & Cooling
2025 B 48 3 0 Electrical System
2024 D 47 5 1 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 C 42 12 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 D 53 9 0 Engine & Cooling
2021 F 138 15 0 13,450 Engine & Cooling
2020 C 48 3 0 3,950 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Mazda CX-30

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 67 17.6%

Worst in 2021

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Brakes 33 8.7%

Worst in 2021

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 21 5.5%

Worst in 2021

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 4.2%

Worst in 2021

Airbags 15 3.9%

Worst in 2024

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 3.9%

Worst in 2021

Fuel & Propulsion 13 3.4%

Worst in 2020

Steering 12 3.2%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 10 2.6%

Worst in 2020

Wheels 7 1.8%

Worst in 2022

Suspension 6 1.6%

Worst in 2023

Exactly what failed on a Mazda CX-30

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Emergency Braking 21 31.3%
Warnings 11 16.4%
Adaptive Cruise Control 9 13.4%
Body 9 13.4%
Assist 5 7.5%
Blind Spot Detection 5 7.5%
Rearview System Braking 2 3.0%
Accelerator Pedal 2 3.0%
Lock 2 3.0%
AIR Handler/Chamber, Ducts, AND Valves 1 1.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mazda CX-30, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2020 peak 27 Aug 2026

Compare the Mazda CX-30

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.