2015 Mazda CX-5 problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
133 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
27,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2015 model year. Data snapshot: . 93 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Structure:Body is the most frequently named component, appearing in 22 of 133 complaints (16.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 16 | 12.0% |
| Transmission and shifting | 13 | 9.8% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 9 | 6.8% |
| Steering behavior | 7 | 5.3% |
| Engine operation | 3 | 2.3% |
| Fuel system concerns | 3 | 2.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Structure:Body | 22 |
| Power Train | 19 |
| Unknown Or Other | 16 |
| Engine | 14 |
| Service Brakes | 14 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 12 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 10 |
| Electrical System | 7 |
Structure:Body: 22; Power Train: 19; Unknown Or Other: 16; Engine: 14; Service Brakes: 14; Vehicle Speed Control: 12; Visibility/Wiper: 10; Electrical System: 7
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 44 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 18 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 15 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 9 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 7 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 44; 25,000 to 49,999: 18; 50,000 to 74,999: 15; 75,000 to 99,999: 9; 100,000 to 149,999: 7; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (44). 40 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 30 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
2014: 10; 2015: 18; 2016: 18; 2017: 30; 2018: 10; 2019: 9; 2020: 12; 2021: 5; 2022: 6; 2023: 9; 2024: 3; 2025: 3
Pattern summary
Structure:Body leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 16 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 13 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 9 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10610639 · 2014-07-15 (July 15, 2014)
THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME ISSUE, BUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED (CHECK ENGINE, TURN SIGNALS, TEMP WARNINGS, ETC) SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE INFORMATION SCREEN DISPLAYED AN ALERT "ENGINE INSPECTION REQUIRED". THE INCIDENT ALSO RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING/HEAVIER-THAN-NORMAL STEERING EFFORT AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATIONS, ON THE FIRST INSTANCE (JULY 10, 2014), MAZDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WITH NO FAULT/CAUSE FOUND. ON THE SECOND IN…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10610639 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10654312 · 2014-11-12 (November 12, 2014)
OUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE "SMART CITY BRAKING" FEATURE THAT AUTOMATICALLY PREVENTS COLLISIONS AT LOW SPEED. THIS SYSTEM TRIGGERS THE BRAKES AND BRINGS THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WHEN AN OBJECT IS DETECTED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN TRIGGERED BY STEAM CLOUDS COMING OUT OF SEWER GRATES AND HAS BROUGHT THE CAR TO A COMPLETE AND VERY UNEXPECTED STOP SEVERAL TIMES. NO REAL "OBJECT" WAS BEHIND THE STEAM CLOUD / YET BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS IMPLEMENTED IT DETECTED AN OBJECT AND ACTIVATED THE BRAKES. THIS UNEXPECTED B…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10654312 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10689777 · 2015-02-21 (February 21, 2015)
I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2014. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15 AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ALL A SUDDEN I HAD NO MORE POWER I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED PUT IT IN PARK AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT WENT. SO I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP HOWEVER, ABOUT 50 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP NOW ON INTERSTATE 215 THAT SAME THING HAPPENED THIS TIME WHEN I PULLED OVER JUST PUTTING IT I PARK AND BACK IN DRIVE IT DIDN'T WORK I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF S…
Owner-reported narrative. 6,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10689777 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10821716 · 2016-01-22 (January 22, 2016)
TRANSMISSION ISSUE: I TURNED ON THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND TMPS AND SCSB CODE AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD ABOUT 15K ON THE CAR AND IT WAS JUST A YEAR OLD AND DUE FOR IT'S SERVICE. I WROTE DOWN THE CODES AND FIGURED I WOULD TELL THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. I DROVE A LITTLE WAYS AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SHUDDER. I DROVE THROUGH THE LIGHT AND PULLED UP TO THE STOP SIGN. THE TACHOMETER REVVED UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I MADE IT TO THE STOP SIGN, PUT ON MY FLAS…
Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10821716 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10750181 · 2015-08-20 (August 20, 2015)
DRIVING ON HWY 41 GOING SOUTH FROM RACINE INTO CHICAGO AREA LATE MORNING, MY SON IN LAW WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 55. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT ON! EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS LIT UP SO HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS JUST FROZEN, THINGS THAT WERE ON STAYED ON AND THE THINGS THAT HAD BEEN OFF WOULD NOT GO ON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 OF SITTING AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE (IT WAS OVER 90 DEGREES THAT DAY) I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER CONSULTING WITH …
Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10750181 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10862174 · 2016-04-29 (April 29, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK WITH THE VEHICLE OFF, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THE WIRING HARNESS AND KNOBS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10862174 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10704881 · 2015-04-10 (April 10, 2015)
I HAVE A 2015 MAZDA CX5 WITH ONLY 4,800 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY I EXPERIENCED SOMETHING VERY SCARY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE FRONT SEAT STARTED TO MOVE ON ITS OWN AND COMPLETELY FOLDED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LUMBAR SUPPORT BEGIN TO FILL WITH AIR, THEN THE SEAT BEGAN TO FOLD TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST COMPLETELY CRUSHING ME. MY CHEST WAS AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN I REACHED DOWN TO TRY TO LEAN THE SEAT BACK IT KEPT MOVING ON ITS OWN AND WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO PUSH IT BACK. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACTED…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10704881 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11058373 · 2018-01-03 (January 3, 2018)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND SEVERAL BSM OFF, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, TCS/DSC INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. LANNAN MAZDA IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,740. *TT *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 44,740 miles reported. Look up ODI 11058373 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11207850 · 2019-05-15 (May 15, 2019)
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2015 MAZDA CX-5 IT HAD LESS THAN 50 MILES ON IT. THAT WAS DECEMBER 2015. I GAVE THE CAR TO MY SON, WHO HAS BEEN DRIVING IT FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. HE HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES WITH THE SYNTHETIC OIL WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS THE CORRECT WAY ACCORDING TO MAZDA. ON APRIL THE 24TH 2019 THE CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY SON SAID THE LIGHTS ON THE CONTROL PANEL FLASHED AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND KILLED OVER WOULD NOT START BEFORE IT DIED MY SON SAID THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING REALLY LOUD. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS 10…
Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11207850 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11512131 · 2023-03-16 (March 16, 2023)
The contact owns a 2015 Mazda CX-5. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the vehicle causing the vehicle to need refueling more often. The contact stated the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V064000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) which required that the fuel pump or tank to be replaced. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who informed her that the repair only required a sealant and cover that had since corrod…
Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11512131 at NHTSA ↗