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2019 Mazda CX-5

Gas Diesel Compact SUV

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
269Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
29 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2019 Mazda CX-5 is sold in the U.S. as a gas and diesel compact SUV with 6 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the CX-5 2WD, is EPA-rated at 29 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 269 complaints, most often about engine. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
CX-5 2WDGasFWD2.5L 4-cyl253128$2,250
CX-5 4WDGas4WD2.5L 4-cyl243026$2,400
CX-5 2WDGasFWD2.5L 4-cyl turbo232825$2,500
CX-5 4WDGas4WD2.5L 4-cyl turbo222724$2,600
CX-5 2WDDieselFWD2.2L 4-cyl turbo283129$3,100
CX-5 4WDDiesel4WD2.2L 4-cyl turbo273028$3,200

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Fuel System, Gasoline

high
121,038 vehicles

Problem: Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2018 Mazda3, Mazda6, 2019 CX-3, 2018-2019 MX-5, CX-5, CX-9, and 2019-2020 Mazda2 vehicles. The impeller inside the low-pressure fuel pump may crack and deform, potentially causing the fuel pump to fail.

Risk: Fuel pump failure may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the fuel pumps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2022. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 5321K.

NHTSA campaign 21V875000 · reported Nov 12, 2021 · Mazda North American Operations

Power Train

high
262,220 vehicles

Problem: Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2018-2019 CX-5, Mazda6, and 2019 Mazda3 vehicles. A software error in the powertrain control module (PCM) may cause the engine to stall.

Risk: An unexpected stall increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the PCM software, free of charge. The recall began August 20, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 3719F.

NHTSA campaign 19V497000 · reported Jun 27, 2019 · Mazda North American Operations

Owner complaints

269 complaints filed

7 involved a crash, 2 a fire, 5 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2019: 10 · 2020: 11 · 2021: 19 · 2022: 22 · 2023: 45 · 2024: 60 · 2025: 59 · 2026: 43

Most-cited components

  • Engine — 130
  • Unknown Or Other — 49
  • Electrical System — 46
  • Power Train — 31
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 20
“I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. IT FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL SO I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND BRAKE AND EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE THE SIDE STREETS HOME. THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN SO FAR.”Feb 6, 2020 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE, BEHIND MY HOUSE OFF OF AN ALLEY IN A PRIVATE PARKING SPACE WHERE IT HAD BEEN UNMOVED FOR THREE DAYS. IT HAD SNOWED OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 20'S. THE CAR IS TWO MONTHS OLD (1171 MILES). I RAISED THE REAR HATCH TO RETRIEVE A SNOW BRUSH. REAR HATCH CLOSED. I START…”Jan 16, 2020 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“IT WAS 17 DEGREES OUT AND THE FRONT WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. THEY WERE NOT LOCKED. WHEN IT GOT IT INTO MY WARM GARAGE AND I LET IT WARM UP (NOT RUNNING) FOR 15 MINUTES, THEY ROLLED DOWN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR A MONTH AND THIS IS THE COLDEST ITS BEEN SINCE I'VE HAD IT. I WAS AT A DRIVE THRU IN PARK WHEN THEY WOULD NOT …”Dec 10, 2019 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17%
SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other CX-5 model years

A

2026 CX-5

0 recalls · 14 complaints

A

2025 CX-5

0 recalls · 27 complaints

A

2024 CX-5

0 recalls · 43 complaints

A

2023 CX-5

0 recalls · 62 complaints

A

2022 CX-5

0 recalls · 63 complaints

A

2021 CX-5

0 recalls · 143 complaints

A

2020 CX-5

0 recalls · 106 complaints

C

2018 CX-5

3 recalls · 348 complaints

A

2017 CX-5

1 recalls · 148 complaints

D

2016 CX-5

4 recalls · 510 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 41041, 41044, 41042, 41045, 41593, 41594). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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