2016 Mazda CX-5 drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 51 complaints for the 2016 Mazda CX-5, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 5,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 28 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 5,000 miles, and 95% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Parked my car. Open up drivers door , radio and dash lights came on. Standing on driveway now push button to turn off radio and dash. Everything came back on. Did it three times and on the third time vehicle started to roll backwards. Had to curly on the floor bard and door wide open. Vehicle gaining speed, engine off, look at gear shift saying it's in park still. I had to jump out of vehicle because I thought I was going to die. Neighbor came to help me out and called 911 who sent an ambulance and police.
The same story happened on my 2016 cx-5. I purchased my car on july 8th 2015. I only had 2000 miles on my vehicle when this happened. When at a stop light and I step on the gas to go, the car does not move and just revs very loudly. After a few seconds, the car accelerates and the car jerks pretty violently. This was very consistent on my way home from work. When I was driving up an incline, the car's timing seemed to be off as it needed to downshift but couldn't when it should have.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Mazda CX-5
- Lighting 161 complaints
- Brakes 76 complaints
- Electrical system 71 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 47 complaints
- Engine 40 complaints
- Fuel system 20 complaints
- Air bags 19 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints