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Mazda CX-90 problems by year
- 355complaints
- 11recall campaigns
- 2model years with a page
Newest report Sep 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2024 has the most complaints of any Mazda CX-90 year here: 345 of 355 (97%).
- Problem across the years
- Sticky steering is the top problem in every model year with a page, 117 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 11 owners who gave a mileage for sticky steering were under about 40,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 4% of Mazda CX-90 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report sticky steering also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2024 at 51 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 44. So far in 2026, 227 more have come in.
Photo: TTTNIS, Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2025 (30).
Year by year
2026 Mazda CX-90
10 owner complaints so far; too new to call. No recalls.
2024 Mazda CX-90
345 owner complaints, 115 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: sticky steering (117 reports, median 40,000 miles), driver assist (31 reports) and hybrid system (28 reports). 8 reports involved a crash and 11 people were hurt. 11 recalls, including 24V-022 on the steering system and 23V-429 on the steering system.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the Mazda CX-90?
Sticky steering, with 117 reports across the 2 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2024.
How many recalls does the Mazda CX-90 have?
11 recall campaigns cover the Mazda CX-90 model years 2024 to 2026 on this site.
How many Mazda CX-90 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
4% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for sticky steering on the Mazda CX-90?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.