2024 Mazda CX-90 automatic emergency braking problems
60 of the 440 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2024 Mazda CX-90 name the automatic emergency braking (NHTSA’s “Forward Collision Avoidance” heading — forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, including phantom braking). Filed under the same heading: 2 recalls. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the automatic emergency braking
Source: NHTSA complaint database3 of the 60 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 5 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2023: 30 · 2024: 20 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 5
Too few of these complaints carry an odometer reading to say when the problem shows up.
440 complaints in all about the 2024 Mazda CX-90, 5 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Forward Collision Avoidance” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Mazda CX-90 automatic emergency braking problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the automatic emergency braking. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The vehicle does not slow down or reduce speed until the brake pedal is pressed at least 1/5 of the way down when using cruise control. The brake light turns on, but the car continues to accelerate
My car senses a vehicle in a lane to the left or right of me as a vehicle in my lane and slams on the breaks. There is a recall on this with Mazda, but not for my manufacturing date yet. It's very dangerous. Occurs all of the time
When cruise control is active but slower than set speed vehicle will full throttle acceleration to get to set speed creating a situation where loss of control of the vehicle partially occurs. If this happened in wet or winter conditions loss of vehicle control is very possible
When using adaptive cruise control on multiple lane highways/freeways the vehicle detects other cars/trucks that are in other lanes as being in your lane. (Shows on the dash display as in your lane).
I am reporting a safety problem with the adaptive cruise control feature of my 2023 Mazda CX-90. The adaptive cruise control system does not detect the lanes correctly and applies the brakes unnecessarily, even when there are no cars in front of me. This happens especially on curves and when there are trucks on other lanes.
What is on file about the automatic emergency braking
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecalls filed under this heading
- 24V349000 HighMay 16, 2024 · 9,914 vehicles
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2024 CX-90 vehicles. The brakes may activate suddenly due to the automatic braking system falsely detecting certain objects while driving.
- 23V553000 MinorAug 4, 2023 · 17,600 vehicles
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2024 CX-90 vehicles. Software in the Approaching Vehicle Audible System (AVAS) Information Sound Box (ISB) amplifier may be missing, which can cause inaccurate, external pedestrian warning sounds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid Electric Vehicles."
Other systems with a record on the 2024 Mazda CX-90
Source: the same files- steering problems 193 complaints
- engine problems 82 complaints
- electrical problems 71 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre automatic emergency braking problems common on the 2024 Mazda CX-90?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 60 owner complaints naming the automatic emergency braking on this model year (14% of everything owners filed about it), and 2 recalls are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the automatic emergency braking on the 2024 Mazda CX-90?
Yes — 2 campaigns are filed under this heading: 24V349000, 23V553000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do automatic emergency braking problems show up on the 2024 Mazda CX-90?
Too few of the complaints carry an odometer reading to say. The model year's page shows the mileage curve across every system where it can.
What does NHTSA's "Forward Collision Avoidance" heading cover?
Forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, including phantom braking. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.