NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Mazda CX-5 Recalls
The 2019 Mazda CX-5 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 12, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Mazda CX-5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 272
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Mazda CX-5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2019 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 2018 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 2018 CX-5, 2 other models
2019 Mazda CX-5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 272 owner complaints about the 2019 Mazda CX-5, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Mazda CX-5, the component group named most often is the engine (49%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the power train (12%).
1 of the 2019 Mazda CX-5's 2 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2019 Mazda CX-5 owners gave the mileage (43 complaints), the median was 17,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine132
- Unknown Or Other50
- Electrical System46
- Power Train32
- Forward Collision Avoidance16
- Fuel/Propulsion System16
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 45 | |
| 2024 | 60 | |
| 2025 | 59 | |
| 2026 | 46 |
Complaints about the 2019 Mazda CX-5 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 60. 23% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Mazda CX-5 drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-5 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 272 complaints about the 2019 Mazda CX-5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2019 Mazda CX-5 crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2019 Mazda CX-5: SUV AWD and SUV FWD.
For the 2019 Mazda CX-5, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and forward collision warning and lane departure warning as an option. None of the 7 CX-5 years NHTSA rated (2013–2019) lists forward collision warning as standard. Among 75 other 2019 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 44% had forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2019 Mazda CX-5 rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 16.9% (4 stars); the SUV FWD is higher, 17.4%. All 7 CX-5 years NHTSA rated from 2004 on share that figure. Of 74 other 2019 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 47 (64%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 16.4%.


Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 13147, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2019 Mazda CX-5: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Mazda CX-5 by model year
Other 2019 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted