NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mazda Mazda5 Recalls
The 2008 Mazda Mazda5 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mazda Mazda5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 67
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Mazda Mazda5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2008 Mazda Mazda5
2008 Mazda Mazda5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 67 owner complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda5, the newest on April 30, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda5, the component group named most often is the steering (55%), followed by the suspension (13%) and the tires (10%).
1 of the 2008 Mazda Mazda5's 2 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2008 Mazda Mazda5 owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 38,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering37
- Suspension9
- Tires7
- Structure5
- Electrical System4
- Power Train4
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda5 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 31. 67% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Mazda Mazda5 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda5 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 67 complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda5 by model year
Other 2008 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: April 30, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted