Worst years for a Mazda CX-9
Owners have filed 1,827 complaints about the Mazda CX-9 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2023. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Mazda CX-9 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | C | 17 | 6 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | C | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | C | 47 | 13 | 0 | 51,093 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | A | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | B | 75 | 1 | 0 | 28,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | D | 167 | 6 | 1 | 18,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | B | 78 | 0 | 0 | 33,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | D | 142 | 6 | 2 | 32,200 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | B | 45 | 1 | 0 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | B | 73 | 1 | 1 | 52,789 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 80 | 7 | 1 | 53,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | D | 263 | 14 | 0 | 55,000 | Brakes |
| 2011 | D | 209 | 10 | 5 | 75,000 | Brakes |
| 2010 | D | 194 | 6 | 5 | 71,000 | Brakes |
| 2009 | A | 66 | 2 | 0 | 82,500 | Brakes |
| 2008 | D | 234 | 14 | 0 | 104,000 | Suspension |
| 2007 | B | 98 | 3 | 0 | 94,500 | Suspension |
What breaks on a Mazda CX-9
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Mazda CX-9
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mazda CX-9, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mazda CX-9 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-9
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.