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2020 Mazda CX-30 problems

Owners have filed 50 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Mazda CX-30. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 14% of complaints. After that come engine (12%) and electrical system (10%).

At a glance

Complaints
50 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Brakes 14% of complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0
Typical mileage
4,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Brakes 14%
  • Engine 12%
  • Electrical system 10%
  • Fuel system 10%
  • Drivetrain & axles 8%
  • Body & structure 6%
  • Forward collision avoidance 4%
  • Lighting 4%
  • Seat belts 4%
  • Suspension 4%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2020 Mazda CX-30 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 4,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 4,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 90% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Among the 10 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 4,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2020 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Mazda CX-30 with enough data (47 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

Right hand side TPMS are reading 10 psi higher than actual pressure in tires. There is no manual reset for TPMS in cx30 model. Attempts to have TPMS auto detected by driving per owner manual did not fix incorrect high reading from TPMS

Reported at 18 miles, January 2020

Last night, after we returned home, my wife removed a cup from our vehicle's cup holder. Shortly thereafter, an extremely loud sound of static began to be heard, emanating from the car's speaker system. Regardless of what we did the sound would not turn off, and remained ongoing for a period of about an hour. Nothing happened when we turned the speaker volume down, or turned the car on or off. It was not only loud, but also quite scary.

Reported at 5,916 miles, June 2020

I was driving car on.the highway and as I prepared to exit I braked and the car hesitated for 2 seconds before brakes engaged. Car has also had hesitation upon acceleration periodically .this has been an issue upon just a few weeks of ownership. The break issue was just recently 7-29-20 I have taken the car to the local dealership about the driving/accelaration issue twice without resolution .

Reported at 3,950 miles, June 2020

The contact owns a 2020 Mazda CX-30. The contact stated while driving out of the driveway, the steering wheel became firm. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the power steering unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 66,000.

Reported at 66,000 miles, June 2023

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