NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2025 Mazda CX-30, or 14.5 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.36, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #24 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Mazda models its rate is 27% higher; against other Subcompact SUVs it is 36% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2025-02-20 and 2026-09-07. Median delay from incident to filing: 2 days.
26Complaints
14.5Complaints per year on the road
0.36Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
1Recalls
7.7%Share involving a crash or fire
23Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 11.1 complaints per year, fewer than this one. The following model year (2026) drew 4.0 per year, fewer than this one.
The most common problem area is Electrical (42.3% of complaints), followed by Driver-assist systems (11.5%) and Wheels, tires & suspension (11.5%). Electrical complaints are 2.7 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 2 reports (7.7%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 0 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 11 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the first year (65% of incidents). In the last 12 months 23 new complaints were filed, versus 3 in the 12 months before — up 667%.
The contact owns a 2025 Mazda CX-30. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 2 mph into his garage, his right foot had slipped between the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal, and he was unable to get his foot out from under the pedals.
Brakes · 2026-02-05 · ODI 11715886 · Crash
Had this Mazda CX30 as a rental car for about a week. Was pulling into the driveway, hit the brakes, and the vehicle took off full speed causing a crash. The engine was revving at max and the vehicle was accelerating as if the gas pedal was floored.
Unspecified or other · 2025-09-17 · ODI 11687780 · Crash
I am writing regarding my 2025 Mazda CX-30, purchased brand new with 0 miles on [XXX]. The vehicle currently has 22,000 miles. I am extremely concerned about the reliability and, most importantly, the SAFETY of this vehicle.
Engine · 2026-09-07 · ODI 11762599
The wiper settings cannot be adjusted every speed is high- (meaning, the wipers always go super fast) unless, its on auto. I dont alwaus want to use auto.
Body & structure · 2026-06-29 · ODI 11747292
2025 Mazda CX-30 experienced a sudden complete loss of power while driving at highway speed with no prior warning lights or indications of malfunction. Immediately before shutdown, steering became extremely stiff due to loss of power steering assist.
Electrical · 2026-05-27 · ODI 11740473
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE Campaign 25V357000 · 2025-05-29
Summary: Mazda North American Operations is recalling certain 2024-2025 Mazda3 and CX30 vehicles. The Sophisticated Air Bag Sensor (SAS) units may set an error code and deactivate the air bags, due to a low battery condition.
Risk: Air bags that do not deploy in the event of a crash increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the SAS unit with improved software or replace the unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2025. Mazda's number for this recall is 7525E.
