Battery dies or the car will not start

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (60 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the electrical system covers the 2014 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

What owners paid

5 of the 60 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $145 to $600.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 47,000 and 89,000 miles, from the 42 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“There is a defect that leads to the car not turning off property. Reading on various forums, it seems this is a very common problem in Mazda CX-5s. I have spent over $1500 recently on this car, and now this? My battery dies overnight because the car doesn't not fully shut down in park. Again, this is all over the forums. People are getting stranded. It's terribly unsafe.”

Filed Nov 13, 2022

“Car won’t turn off when you push the start/stop button. Have to turn it on and off several times shifting gears to get it to turn off. Then it drains your battery thus causing other issues.”

Filed Jul 30, 2022

“The IGNITION DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN PRESSING START / STOP BUTTON. So you can't even turn the car off more then 1/2 the time. You have to disconnect the battery.”

Filed Jul 20, 2021

“When I put the car in park and push the button to shut it off only the engine shuts down. The auxiliary power (radio, etc) stays on and drains the battery. I have to restart it and drive it around, sometimes many times, before it will finally shut down. I looked online and found tons of complaints with many model years of this car for this same issue. Why is Mazda not doing a recall to fix this known issue?”

Filed May 22, 2021

Other problems on this car

• Engine stalls or loses power while driving 68 reports
• Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 52 reports
• Windshield cracks or distorts 28 reports