FaultScore

Worst years for a Mazda CX-7

Owners have filed 1,546 complaints about the Mazda CX-7 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2013. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Mazda CX-7

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

Cleanest on record

2009 Mazda CX-7

85 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mazda CX-7 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
2013 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2012 B 59 4 0 87,000 Suspension
2011 C 204 10 0 50,000 Suspension
2010 B 215 4 6 63,000 Suspension
2009 A 85 0 2 75,101 Engine & Cooling
2008 C 265 5 11 62,568 Engine & Cooling
2007 D 716 17 45 65,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mazda CX-7

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

Engine & Cooling 459 29.7%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 272 17.6%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 235 15.2%

Worst in 2007

Lights 97 6.3%

Worst in 2011

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

Steering 62 4.0%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2007

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Worst in 2007

Tires 27 1.7%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 22 1.4%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 21 1.4%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 21 1.4%

Worst in 2007

Exactly what failed on a Mazda CX-7

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

Cooling System 66 38.6%
Engine 33 19.3%
AIR Conditioner 19 11.1%
Body 18 10.5%
Exhaust System 9 5.3%
Automatic Transmission 9 5.3%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 6 3.5%
Turbo/Supercharger 4 2.3%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 4 2.3%
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 3 1.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mazda CX-7, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2006 peak 59 Aug 2026

Mazda CX-7 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Mazda CX-7

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