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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Mazda Mazda5 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Mazda Mazda5, across 9 model years from 2006 to 2015. The 2009 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (1).

No Mazda Mazda5 model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2009, is at 2.7×.

Model years
9

2006–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
6
Most recalls
2009

3 recalls

Owner complaints
412

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 412 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda Mazda5 across 11 model years; the most, 78, concern the 2006.

Owners marked a crash on 29 of the Mazda Mazda5 complaints (7%) and a fire on 8.

Across all Mazda Mazda5 model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 100 complaints), then the tires (58).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda Mazda5 in 2010: 77, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mazda Mazda5 is equipment, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Mazda Mazda5 recall, 16V644000, was reported on September 6, 2016 and concerns the structure: body: hatchback/liftgate.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2011 Mazda Mazda5, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Mazda Mazda5 years to avoid

The best-measured Mazda Mazda5 years are 2013 (0.4×), 2012 (0.7×) and 2007 (0.9×).

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 Mazda5, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2016021not ranked
2015192not ranked
20141124not ranked
201312412
0.4×
201213715
0.7×
2011010not ranked
201015721
1.0×
200936438
2.7×
200826745
2.1×
200726124
0.9×
200637836
1.7×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda Mazda5 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Mazda Mazda5

  • EQUIPMENT4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE4
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM1
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1

Mazda Mazda5 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mazda Mazda5 recall campaign (6)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mazda Mazda5, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V644000September 6, 2016structure: body: hatchback/liftgate2012–2015injury580,455
10V600000November 24, 2010fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump2009–2010crash16,200
10V374000August 12, 2010steering: electric power assist system2007–2009crash215,000
06V463000December 4, 2006latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2006injury and death9,800
05V412000September 19, 2005engine and engine cooling: exhaust system2006fire7,000
09E011000equipment2006–2009crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda Mazda5. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: August 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted