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2026 Mazda CX-5

Gas Compact SUV

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
A
Safety Signal
100 / 100
ASafety Signal · 100 / 100
0Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
14Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
26 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2026 Mazda CX-5 is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV. The most efficient version, the CX-5 4WD, is EPA-rated at 26 mpg combined. NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for this model year so far (Safety Signal A). Owners have filed 14 complaints, most often about unknown or other.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
CX-5 4WDGas4WD2.5L 4-cyl243026$2,400

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

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Recalls (0)

No NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2026 Mazda CX-5. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them.

Owner complaints

14 complaints filed

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

Filed by year — 2026: 14

Most-cited components

  • Unknown Or Other — 6
  • Electrical System — 5
  • Visibility/Wiper — 3
  • Equipment — 1
  • Back Over Prevention — 1
“Have a cracked windshield from a chip near the wiper area Mazda says needs to be replaced But they are on National back order Was told that when the windshield caves in or collapses Then an emergency order can be put in”Aug 7, 2026 · Visibility/Wiper · NHTSA owner report
“This is a new rebuild of this vehicle with the electronics now being within the screen. Initially had SOS and telematics issues which most of these cars are having. These seem to be fixed after two updates by Mazda. Have continuously been having issues with connectivity with their app and the ability to access my car t…”Jul 27, 2026 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“SOS sounds at random Telemetry not working comes up at random Touchscreen on infotainment freezes”Jul 16, 2026 · Unknown Or Other · 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

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other CX-5 model years

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

B

2019 CX-5

2 recalls · 269 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 50290). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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