Mazda forward collision avoidance problems
Across all Mazda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 385 complaints involve forward collision avoidance. The CX-5 accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2024 CX-90 with 45 forward collision avoidance complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 385 about forward collision avoidance, all Mazda models
- Most affected
- CX-5 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 50 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mazda models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CX-5 | 111 | 29% |
| MAZDA3 | 62 | 16% |
| CX-90 | 54 | 14% |
| CX-30 | 45 | 12% |
| CX-50 | 37 | 10% |
| CX-9 | 25 | 7% |
| CX-90 Plug-IN Hybrid | 17 | 4% |
| MAZDA6 | 12 | 3% |
| CX-70 | 11 | 3% |
| CX-50 Hybrid | 5 | 1% |
Worst model years for forward collision avoidance
- 2024 Mazda CX-9045 complaints
- 2020 Mazda MAZDA324 complaints
- 2023 Mazda CX-5021 complaints
- 2019 Mazda CX-520 complaints
- 2020 Mazda CX-517 complaints
Forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 42 |
| 2024 | 88 |
| 2025 | 48 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Among the 30 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.