FaultScore

Worst years for a Mazda CX-90

Owners have filed 541 complaints about the Mazda CX-90 with NHTSA across model years 2024 to 2026. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Avoid

2024 Mazda CX-90

481 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.

Cleanest on record

2026 Mazda CX-90

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mazda CX-90 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 A 11 0 0 Electrical System
2025 A 49 3 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 D 481 14 1 23,209 Steering

What breaks on a Mazda CX-90

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

Steering 170 31.4%

Worst in 2024

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Engine & Cooling 56 10.4%

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Brakes 21 3.9%

Worst in 2024

Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 3.5%

Worst in 2024

Fuel & Propulsion 18 3.3%

Worst in 2024

Body & Structure 12 2.2%

Worst in 2024

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 2.0%

Worst in 2024

Suspension 10 1.8%

Worst in 2024

Airbags 5 0.9%

Worst in 2024

Lights 4 0.7%

Worst in 2024

Exactly what failed on a Mazda CX-90

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

Adaptive Cruise Control 27 33.8%
Automatic Emergency Braking 17 21.3%
Assist 11 13.8%
Warnings 7 8.8%
Blind Spot Detection 5 6.3%
Body 4 5.0%
Warning 3 3.8%
Front Passenger 2 2.5%
Camera 2 2.5%
Hatchback/Liftgate 2 2.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mazda CX-90, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2023 peak 68 Aug 2026

Mazda CX-90 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-90

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