NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Mazda CX-5 Recalls
The 2017 Mazda CX-5 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 21, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Mazda CX-5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 150
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Mazda CX-5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2017 Mazda CX-5
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 17V744000
- Reported
- November 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,076
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Mazda CX-5
2017 Mazda CX-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 150 owner complaints about the 2017 Mazda CX-5, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Mazda CX-5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (29%), followed by the engine (11%) and the fuel/propulsion system (10%).
The 2017 Mazda CX-5's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2017 Mazda CX-5 owners gave the mileage (55 complaints), the median was 19,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System44
- Unknown Or Other35
- Engine16
- Fuel/Propulsion System15
- Service Brakes14
- Structure12
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 19 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2017 Mazda CX-5 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 23. 31% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Mazda CX-5 drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-5 year in the same window: 9th highest of the 10 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the three best-measured Mazda CX-5 years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 150 complaints about the 2017 Mazda CX-5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda CX-5 by model year
Other 2017 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted