Mazda CX-5 Brakes problems
0.94 vs. all vehicles Rising
49 of the 862 complaints about the Mazda CX-5 (5.7%) concern Brakes, making it the model's #5 problem area. That share is 0.9× the Brakes share across all tracked vehicles.
49Complaints · Brakes
5.7%Share of complaints
0.94×vs. all vehicles
18Last 12 months
28.6%Share involving a crash or fire
0Related recalls
Analysis
18 Brakes complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 4 in the 12 months before — up 350%.
14 of these reports (28.6%) describe a crash or fire, with 10 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
No recall campaign addresses Brakes for the tracked model years.
By model year
When complaints were filed
Last 12 months: 18 · Previous 12 months: 4
What owners report
At about 6:50am July 7th 2026, I was getting in the exit lane of interstate 50 to exit. I merge into the lane and being applying my breaks since I was going about 55-60mph. However, my vehicle did not slow down.
The contact owns a 2025 . The contact was in a parking lot of a shopping center, put the car in gear and the steering wheel became inoperable , vehicle would not stop while depressing the brakes.
On 09/01/2026 at approximately 55 mph, I was driving with adaptive cruise control engaged. The vehicle ahead decelerated abruptly. My vehicle began braking hard with no input from me for a fraction of a second.
The vehicle was brought to Mazda three times for the same brake-related concern. The issue occurred during braking and has not been resolved despite inspections and repair attempts.” If you’re listing each visit, do it like “Visit 1: Customer reported brake…
I have a serious safety issue with my 2025 Mazda CX-5, purchased new in January 2026 from Island Mazda on [XXX]. A few days before the critical alert, I noticed the car stopping on its own before pressing the brake.
On 06/18/2026, the vehicle displayed multiple safety warnings, including ABS malfunction, dynamic stability control/traction control malfunction, Smart Brake Support and Forward Obstruction Warning disabled, possible forward sensing camera malfunction, and…
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
No recall campaign addresses Brakes for the tracked model years.