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Mazda CX-5
2021 · gas, suv
7 measured figures
7 of the 9 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them

Measured figures

Fuel economy28 mpg (US gallons)Measured by EPA · configuration: CX-5 2WD
Tailpipe CO₂200 g/kmMeasured by EPA · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: CX-5 2WD · also 322 g/mile
Kerb weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
WarrantyFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
NHTSA overall ratingFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis

5 more measured figures for this car — Kerb weight, Warranty, Recall campaigns, NHTSA overall rating, Complaints per 10,000 built — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.

Figures this car does not carry

Fuel economy (MPGe)Not published for this carFuel economy (MPGe) is published for electric and hydrogen cars, whose economy is published as MPGe: energy converted at 33.7 kWh per gallon, not fuel burned; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (200 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
HorsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
Engine horsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
EPA test weightNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
PriceNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.

5-Year Running Costs

Fuel$10,643
Insurance$9,385 (modelled)
Maintenance$5,200 (class estimate)
Repairs$8,000 (modelled)
Depreciationnot estimated — we hold no purchase price for this car, and it is not assumed.
Totalnot estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled

Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Fuel is this car's own combined consumption over 13,800 miles a year at $4.319 a US gallon of petrol (U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update: U.S. regular gasoline retail price, all formulations, weekly, 2026-09-14). Insurance, maintenance and repairs are models, not figures for this car: insurance from its power, weight and crash rating, maintenance from its make's class, repairs from its complaint and recall counts. They are shown for scale and are not used to rank it. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.

Known Issues

ENGINE
77 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
ON Nov 4th my Mazda CX5 alerted me to low engine oil level by illuminating dashboard symbol and app notification. I attached a file containing an explanation of the issue, emails directed to Mazda cor…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
THE PAINT ON THIS CAR IS NOTORIOUSLY POOR AND MAZDA IS AWARE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 16 FEBRUARY 2021, DROVE IT HOME AND LEFT IT IN THE DRIVEWAY DUE TO SNOW/ICE. ON THURSDAY, 18 FEBRUARY INSTE…
POWER TRAIN
16 complaint(s)
Oil consumption issue with the 2.5T motor. Engine is burning oil at an accelerated rate.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owns a 2021 Mazda CX5. The contact stated that after the vehicle was serviced at the dealer under Manufacturer's recall number: SSPC7 for the TCU, the contact was driving at an undisclosed…
SERVICE BRAKES
11 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW OFF THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP LOT YESTERDAY WITH 5 MILES ON THE ODO. AS MY HUSBAND PULLED OFF THE LOT HE SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY'D SEIZED UP A BIT. HE PU…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
8 complaint(s) · 2 report a crash, fire, injury or death
While Driving the car in highway and you turn signals to change lanes and that moment you start changing the automatic brake system activated and car suddenly brake almost making me get in to a rear…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8 complaint(s) · 5 report a crash, fire, injury or death
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
Low oil light appears at least twice between oil changes.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
5 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
AIR BAGS
4 complaint(s)
I was driving as normal and the passenger side airbags deployed with a cause. I was driving about 25mph. I didn’t hit anything; no event occurred that would have caused the air bag to deploy. I took…

The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 32 named in all.

These complaints are filed under CX-5, a name NHTSA also uses for other versions of this car, so some may concern those versions.

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