Model year 2021
2021 Mazda CX-5
- 143owner complaints
- 0recalls
- 9involved a crash
- 10,300median miles at failure
Newest report Aug 12, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026
When each problem shows up
Each bar covers the middle half of the mileages owners reported for that problem. A quarter saw it earlier, a quarter later. The tick is the median. Most reported: burns oil or oil level rises, 42 complaints.
middle half of reports, median tick. Darker bars have 75 or more reports.
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How this compares
143 complaints is 1.3 times fewer than the median 2021 model on this site and 1.5 times fewer than the median 2021 SUV. Among the 8 CX-5 model years here it ranks 6th for complaints. Counts follow sales volume as much as reliability, so a truck that sells 700,000 a year draws more reports than a sedan that sells 200,000.
Complaints filed by year
46 complaints came in 2022, 3.1 times the year before. Owners file in waves when a problem gets press or an investigation, so a spike measures attention as much as failures.
Recalls that include the 2021 Mazda CX-5
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
No recalls on file for this model year.