2023 Mazda CX-50 problems
Owners have filed 102 complaints about the 2023 Mazda CX-50 with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 20.6% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 15.7%.
Complaints102
Crashes17
Fires0
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 20.6% · 21
Service brakes 15.7% · 16
Electrical system 8.8% · 9
Unknown or other 7.8% · 8
Power train 5.9% · 6
Structure 5.9% · 6
Suspension 4.9% · 5
Engine 3.9% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 17 describe a crash and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings are rising, 67 in the last three years against 35 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 48,792 miles.
In owners' own words
The Collision Avoidance System did not activate, to avoid a front-end collision. The vehicle in front of me stopped, making a right-hand turn onto another road. I moved forward, not seeing him stop. My car rear-ended the vehicle in front of me, with no warning or activation from my system. Forward collision avoidance
Car has under 14k miles on it. There have been 2 instances going from a stopped to rolling with no foot on the accelerator to turn sharply out of a parking lot where when turning sharply to maneuver the vehicle surges forward and accelerates quickly on its own. It is concerning because both times I was in a small, confined area making turns out of a lot. I do not want an accident to occur due to this issue. Vehicle speed control
On multiple occasions the vehicle has not acceleratedfrom a stop while pushing the accelerator pedal. Have noticed this is usually on warmer days, with AC on half to full, within 3 minutes, and within 1 mile from leaving work for the day after car has sat parked. I am worried this will get worse and cause a potentially dangerous situation when turning left against traffic and the car doesn't accelerate. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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