2023 Mazda CX-5 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2023 Mazda CX-5. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 82 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Check engine light code p0524 - low oil pressure. Everything check out fine. Checked all the suggested tsb (technical service bulletin) possibilities from a respected and qualified service center. Cleared the code and it keeps coming back on.”
“The passenger seat occupancy sensor goes off intermittently, causing an extremely distracting seatbelt alarm in the vehicle during operation. This has occurred to me while driving on a highway; I deeply lost focus on controlling the vehicle as the alarm started suddenly, I shoved the one water…”
“Brake pedals do not have enough pedal reserve, it takes some time for it to come to a stop. The brakes don’t feel secure. We feel like the brakes are going to give up. It also makes a very loud scratching sound when reversing and pressing on the brakes.”
“Sudden acceleration even. Date april 10, 2026, at around 2:30 pm on a clear sunny day. Car make and model mazda cx5 bought on 7/4/2023 vin [xxx] , mileage around 10,000, only one owner. While attempting to park at bj’s wholesale club ,when driver started to make a turn to a parking space,…”
“The air conditioning compressor clutch suddenly would not engage, leading to reduced visibility out of the windshield during humid weather in oklahoma springtime and extended times for windshield to defog. Temperatures inside the vehicle also rose to very high levels without air conditioning…”
“The air conditioning compressor clutch suddenly would not engage, leading to reduced visibility out of the windshield during humid weather in oklahoma springtime and extended times for windshield to defog. Temperatures inside the vehicle also rose to very high levels without air conditioning…”
“Airbags failed to deploy in a collision where the front end of the vehicle was crushed, and a driver wearing a seat belt hit the steering wheel with enough force to fracture their sternum and cause two cervical fractures as well.”
“My 2023 mazda cx-5 (48,000 miles) is experiencing a loud mechanical whirring/grinding from the driver-side headlight assembly, a documented manufacturing defect involving foreign matter contamination of the internal led cooling fan bearings (tsb 09-029/25). Despite the manufacturer acknowledging…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Mazda CX-5 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.