3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Mazda CX-5. Owners have filed 350 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Mazda dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2018 Mazda CX-5. Check your CX-5 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 350 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Mazda CX-5, reporting 19 crashes, 1 fires, 6 injuries. Mazda has issued at least 634 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 350 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Mazda CX-5. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Unintended acceleration incident. I entered the parking lot of a business where the Salvation Army is located to drop off a donation. The parking spaces were on the left side.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11737223
“Defect front doors the opening handle has a( trim metal plastic) section separates and the metal part is very sharp and my wife got hurt with the metal portion like I said it's very sharp. I need to cover the handle to prevent that. Now it's in the passenger side too.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11733874
“The contact owns a 2018 Mazda CX-5. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50-55 mph, the sunroof exploded without impact or warning. The sunroof shattered into several small pieces.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11533295
“Entire drivers side air bags deployed, with only the driver in the vehicle, after striking a curb, (after striking a coyote, then swerving). Front central air bag did not deploy-only the side, and then for the entire side of a four door SUV, Mazda CX-5.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11520543
“My wife was pulling into a parking place today with her foot on the brake when the car suddenly accelerated, causing it to jump a curb and come to a stop over two large shrubs, which saved her from entering a busy highway and colliding with another car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11466527
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Mazda CX-5 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Mazda dealer.