2023 Mazda CX-5

Small SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
9.0L/100 km1
26.1 mpg (US gallons)
CO₂ 209 g/km · 336 g/mi2
NRCan
Fuel cost
C$2,3463
per year · estimate
NRCan · StatCan
Power
—4
NHTSA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
0 recall campaigns · US data6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
1,628kg8
3,590 lb
NHTSA
Warranty
3yr9
unlimited
Mazda
How much to run it9.0 L/100 km · C$2,346 / yr
Combined
9.0 L/100 km1NRCan
NRCan rating, combined · configuration CX-5 4WD
In US gallons
26.1 mpgNRCan
the same NRCan rating, converted
Tailpipe CO₂
209 g/km2NRCan336 g/mi
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 336 g/mi
Fuel, per year
C$2,3463NRCan · StatCanestimate · C$11,732 over five years
estimate — 15,000 km at 9.0 L/100 km, C$1.738 per litre (Statistics Canada, August 2026)
How it performs—
Power
—4NHTSA
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersNRCan
as listed in the NRCan fuel-consumption file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 0 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings — a US rating, carried with its publisher named · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
5 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
06NHTSA
NHTSA recall register (US) · as of 2026-09-10
Complaints per 10,000 built
4.037NHTSA62 complaints, 8 severe · 153,959 built
computed here: 62 US complaints ÷ 153,959 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Service brakes11Engine10Unspecified10Electrical system9Exterior lighting8

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big1,628 kg
Kerb weight
1,628 kg8NHTSA3,590 lb
the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP); corroborated by the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing
Class
Small SUVNRCan
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / unlimited
Warranty
3 years9Mazdaunlimited
Mazda's published 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
9,82610NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: Natural Resources Canada's combined rating for the CX-5 4WD, 9.0 L/100 km (26.1 mpg, US gallons). The NRCan file is dated 2026-09-15, the Last-Modified sent by the server with nrcan_2015-2024.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: NRCan's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 209 g/km, or 336 g/mi.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 15,000 km a year at 9.0 L/100 km, priced at C$1.738 per litre, Statistics Canada's Canada-wide average for regular unleaded at self-service stations, August 2026 (Table 18-10-0001-01). Five years: C$11,732. The record carries US$8,564 at 0.73 (rate of 2026-09-13). No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: not published. EPA values disagree.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2023 CX-5 — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA is the US regulator; its rating is carried here with its publisher named. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA lists none for the 2023 CX-5 as of 2026-09-10.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the CX-5 nameplate (62, of which 8 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 153,959 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). US data. No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP), 1,628 kg (3,590 lb); corroborated by the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing.↩
  9. Warranty: 3 years or unlimited, from Mazda's published 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  10. Registrations: 9,826 CX-5s of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  11. This car is measured on the petrol scale: litres per 100 km, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  12. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2023 car sold in Canada, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: NRCan · NHTSA · EPA — about these sources →