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Mazda CX-9 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Mazda CX-9, across 13 model years from 2007 to 2021. The 2009 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).

Mazda CX-9 years to avoid by our method: 2012 (3.6× the median year).

Model years
13

2007–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
14
Most recalls
2009

7 recalls

Owner complaints
1,441

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,441 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda CX-9 across 17 model years; the most, 221, concern the 2012.

Owners marked a crash on 61 of the Mazda CX-9 complaints (4%) and a fire on 13.

Across all Mazda CX-9 model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 405 complaints), then the engine (350).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda CX-9 in 2016: 165, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mazda CX-9 is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 24 model-year listings.

The newest Mazda CX-9 recall, 21V875000, was reported on November 12, 2021 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2016 and 2017 Mazda CX-9, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Mazda CX-9 years to avoid

The 2012 Mazda CX-9 stands out most: 63 complaints between 2011 and 2015, 63% of them naming the service brakes.

The 2012 also carries 4 recalls, against a median of 3 for the ranked Mazda CX-9 years.

The best-measured Mazda CX-9 years are 2015 (0.6×), 2019 (0.8×) and 2014 (0.8×).

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Mazda CX-9, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2023013—not ranked
20220117not ranked
202114031
1.7×
20201198not ranked
201925315
0.8×
2018212816
0.8×
20170614not ranked
2016010720
1.0×
201523511
0.6×
201435416
0.8×
201346826
1.2×
2012avoid422163
3.6×
2011417133
2.0×
2010616238
2.3×
20097594not ranked
2008617217
1.0×
20075678not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda CX-9 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Mazda CX-9

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE24
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT8
  • EQUIPMENT3
  • STEERING3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH2
  • SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY2
  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER1

Mazda CX-9 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mazda CX-9 recall campaign (14)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mazda CX-9, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V875000November 12, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2018–2019crash121,038
21V750000September 27, 2021seats: mid/rear assembly2020–2021crash and injury8,648
19V782000October 31, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2012injury and deathdo not drive69,879
19V770000October 28, 2019tires: tread/belt2019crash146
19V403000May 30, 2019electrical system: wiring2018crash and injury7,854
18V717000October 12, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2015injury and deathdo not drive155,436
18V018000January 9, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2010, 2013injury and deathdo not drive70,227
17V457000July 18, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2009, 2012injury and deathdo not drive79,402
17V429000June 29, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2011injury and deathdo not drive205,377
16V203000April 11, 2016steering2013–2015crash578
15V451000July 20, 2015suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint2007–2014crash193,484
10V051000February 19, 2010seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler2010fire12,300
09V066000February 23, 2009electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash2008–2009crash30,600
09E011000equipment2007–2009crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda CX-9. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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