NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Mazda Mazda5 Recalls
The 2012 Mazda Mazda5 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 6, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Mazda Mazda5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 37
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Mazda Mazda5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2012 Mazda Mazda5
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 16V644000
- Reported
- September 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 580,455
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 Mazda5, 4 other models
2012 Mazda Mazda5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 37 owner complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazda5, the newest on August 4, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazda5, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (22%), followed by the structure (19%) and the tires (19%).
The 2012 Mazda Mazda5's only recall also concerns the structure.
Where 2012 Mazda Mazda5 owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 43,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Structure7
- Tires7
- Air Bags4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
- Steering4
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazda5 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 5. 41% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Mazda Mazda5 drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda5 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the three best-measured Mazda Mazda5 years.
The 37 complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazda5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda5 by model year
Other 2012 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: August 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted