FaultScore

Mazda CX-5 problems reported in California

447 of the 3,269 complaints filed about the Mazda CX-5 came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

447

Complaints from California

37

Crashes

3

Fires

2016

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2013 CX-5 30 6.7%
2014 CX-5 66 14.8%
2015 CX-5 22 4.9%
2016 CX-5 101 22.6%
2017 CX-5 18 4.0%
2018 CX-5 76 17.0%
2019 CX-5 67 15.0%
2020 CX-5 21 4.7%
2021 CX-5 9 2.0%
2022 CX-5 8 1.8%
2023 CX-5 4 0.9%
2024 CX-5 6 1.3%
2025 CX-5 17 3.8%
2026 CX-5 2 0.4%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 26 19.5%
Sacramento 23 17.3%
Sebastopol 11 8.3%
LOS Angeles 11 8.3%
Fresno 11 8.3%
SAN Francisco 8 6.0%
Pasadena 8 6.0%
SAN Jose 8 6.0%
ELK Grove 7 5.3%
Pleasanton 7 5.3%
Long Beach 7 5.3%
Sunnyvale 6 4.5%

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