NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mazda CX-7 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Mazda CX-7, across 6 model years from 2007 to 2012. The 2009 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (4).
Mazda CX-7 years to avoid by our method: 2007 (5.3× the median year).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2009
- Owner complaints
- 1,134
2007–2012, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,134 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda CX-7 across 7 model years; the most, 528, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 24 of the Mazda CX-7 complaints (2%) and a fire on 42.
Across all Mazda CX-7 model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 272 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (254).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda CX-7 in 2017: 273, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mazda CX-7 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 20 model-year listings.
The newest Mazda CX-7 recall, 19V782000, was reported on October 31, 2019 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Mazda CX-7 years to avoid
The 2007 Mazda CX-7 stands out most: 176 complaints between 2006 and 2010, 39% of them naming the engine and engine cooling.
The best-measured Mazda CX-7 years are 2011 (0.5×), 2010 (0.8×) and 2009 (1.0×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda CX-7 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mazda CX-7
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE20
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT6
- EQUIPMENT3
Mazda CX-7 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mazda CX-7 recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V782000October 31, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2012 | injury and deathdo not drive | 69,879 |
| 18V717000October 12, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2012 | injury and deathdo not drive | 155,436 |
| 18V018000January 9, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2010 | injury and deathdo not drive | 70,227 |
| 17V457000July 18, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2009, 2012 | injury and deathdo not drive | 79,402 |
| 17V429000June 29, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2007–2011 | injury and deathdo not drive | 205,377 |
| 16V593000August 11, 2016 | suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 2007–2012 | crash | 190,102 |
| 09E011000 | equipment | 2007–2009 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda CX-7. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted