NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Mazda CX-5 Recalls
The 2018 Mazda CX-5 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 12, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Mazda CX-5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 351
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Mazda CX-5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 Mazda CX-5
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 21V875000
- Reported
- November 12, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 121,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 CX-5, 5 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V497000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 262,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 CX-5, 2 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 18V426000
- Reported
- June 25, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 682
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 226, ejection mitigation
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Mazda CX-5
2018 Mazda CX-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 351 owner complaints about the 2018 Mazda CX-5, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Mazda CX-5, the component group named most often is the engine (51%), followed by the power train (12%) and the service brakes (9%).
1 of the 2018 Mazda CX-5's 3 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Mazda CX-5 owners gave the mileage (83 complaints), the median was 14,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine179
- Unknown Or Other58
- Power Train42
- Service Brakes32
- Electrical System29
- Fuel/Propulsion System20
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 51 | |
| 2023 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 73 | |
| 2025 | 55 | |
| 2026 | 44 |
Complaints about the 2018 Mazda CX-5 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 73. 24% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Mazda CX-5 drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-5 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 351 complaints about the 2018 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 2018 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted