2022 Mazda CX-5

Typical pattern

17.9% of complaints about the 2022 Mazda CX-5 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2022 vehicle — around the middle of the 181 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 3.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is exterior lighting (23 complaints), typically at 4.3 yr or about 37,000 miles.

Complaints: 84
Median age at failure: 3.3 yr
Median mileage: 3,963 n=10
Crash / fire / tow: 17.9% of reports
Safety recalls: 0

In owners’ own words

Exterior lighting mileage not reported 2.3 yr in service

Humming from cooling fans in headlights. Very distracting sound that only shuts off when headlights eventually go off.

Exterior lighting mileage not reported 2.9 yr in service

Left Headlight fails to adequately illuminate left side, produced light appears shaded/obstructed, less than right side. night visibility is reduced. Dealer examined headlight, found uneven light distribution, shadows, referred to Manufacturer , Mazda stated this is Normal. Right Headlight was previously replaced under warranty, after excess headlight. noise detected . is available for examination.

Exterior lighting mileage not reported 3.3 yr in service

Headlights on these vehicles go out around 40,000 miles due to issues during their manufacturing. The repair costs $2,500+. The issue is known by Mazda and is widespread but they refuse to recall.

Other CX-5 model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2022 Mazda CX-5

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

In owners’ own words

Other CX-5 model years

How to read this