2025 Mazda CX-5

Small SUV · gas

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

Fuel economy
28mpg1
26 city · 30 highway
CO₂ 321 g/mi · 199 g/km2
Fuel cost
$1,9003
per year · EPA's estimate
Power
4
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
0 recall campaigns6
Kerb weight
3,590lb8
1,628 kg
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
How much to run it28 mpg · $1,900 / yr
Combined
28 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration CX-5 4WD
City · highway
26 · 30EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
321 g/mi2EPA199 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 199 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,9003EPAEPA's estimate
EPA's own annual estimate, on EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles, 55% city, EPA's fuel price)
At this week's price
$2,129 / yr3EPA · EIA$10,643 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs
Power
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (S6)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Four-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 0 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, 2025 CX-5 · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
5 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming CX-5 (2025) · as of 2026-09-10
Complaints per 10,000 built
Complaints on file
277NHTSA7 severe
NHTSA complaint file for this model year, nameplate scope
What owners complain about
Service brakes9Unspecified7Engine6Forward collision avoidance · automatic emergency braking5Vehicle speed control5

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big3,590 lb
Kerb weight
3,590 lb8NHTSA1,628 kg
the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP); corroborated by the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing
EPA test weight
9EPA
Class
Small SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Warranty
3 years10Mazda36,000 mi
Mazda's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
17,58611NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration CX-5 4WD (26 city, 30 highway). EPA data dated 2025-08-22, the date EPA wrote the workbook in 25data.zip.
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 321 g/mi, or 199 g/km.
  3. Fuel cost: EPA's own annual estimate for this car is $1,900, on EPA's assumptions. At this week's price it is $2,129: 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon — the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline, all formulations, on 2026-09-14. Five years at that price: $10,643. Both are estimates; neither is a measured figure.
  4. Power: not published. EPA values disagree.
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the 2025 CX-5 — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA lists none for the 2025 CX-5 as of 2026-09-10.
  7. Complaints: NHTSA holds 27 for the 2025 CX-5, 7 of which describe a crash, fire, injury or death. The rate per 10,000 built is not computed: the model year's production is still being reported to NHTSA.
  8. Kerb weight: the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP), 3,590 lb (1,628 kg); corroborated by the maker's 49 CFR 565 filing.
  9. EPA test weight: not published. EPA values disagree.
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Mazda's published 2025 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.
  11. Registrations: 17,586 CX-5s of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2025 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →