Mazda lighting problems
Across all Mazda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 877 complaints involve lighting. The CX-5 accounts for the largest share (26%). The single worst model year is the 2016 CX-5 with 161 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 877 about lighting, all Mazda models
- Most affected
- CX-5 26% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 488 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 20
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mazda models
Worst model years for lighting
- 2016 Mazda CX-5161 complaints
- 2011 Mazda CX-739 complaints
- 2013 Mazda MAZDA336 complaints
- 2012 Mazda MAZDA331 complaints
- 1995 Mazda Protege29 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1995 | 45 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 24 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 31 |
| 2008 | 34 |
| 2009 | 28 |
| 2010 | 72 |
| 2011 | 66 |
| 2012 | 70 |
| 2013 | 41 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 173 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 488 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.