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2013 Mazda CX-5: raw data

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vehicle2013 / mazda / cx-5
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-09)
complaints194 on file (2012-07-24 → 2025-12-26)
recalls1
investigations0
fars17 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Premature rear brake pad and rotor wearSERVICE BRAKES19 complaints2014-04 → 2019-07mazda-cx5-2013-rear-brake-premature-wear
  • 11151755 I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKES WEARING OUT WAY SOONER THAN ALL OF MY OTHER BRAKES
  • 11101892 BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING AT 14,000 AND 17,000 MILES. MAZDA HAS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM
  • 10808403 REAR BRAKES (ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS) PREMATURELY WORN OUT AT ~35K THIS LOOKS LIKE A DESIGN ISSUES AS THERE IS A TSB FOR IT, DO TO RUST FORMATION THAT MAKES THE BRAKE PADS STICK
Driver seat spontaneously reclinesSEATS9 complaints2013-04 → 2024-02mazda-cx5-2013-driver-seat-spontaneous-recline
  • 11097554 THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINES WITHOUT ANYONE PRESSING BUTTON WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED IRREGULARLY FOR YEARS
  • 11057035 WHILE IN MOTION, THE MOTORIZED DRIVER SEAT MOVES UP, BACK, AND FORWARD EVEN THOUGH NOTHING IS TOUCHING THE MOVEMENT LEVER. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE DRIVER SEAT INTERMITTENTLY FULLY RECLINES ON ITS OWN
  • 11569670 On Thursday [XXX] I stopped at a gas station, went inside, and when I came back out the seat was fully reclined. It was so far back that it was lodged in the car seat behind the drivers seat
Delayed parts availability for structural recall repairsSTRUCTURE9 complaints2017-01 → 2017-06mazda-cx5-2013-recall-parts-unavailable
  • 10992222 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V644000 (STRUCTURE). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE
  • 10980445 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V644000 (STRUCTURE). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE
  • 10943965 I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL OF MY MAZDA CX5 IN OCTOBER 2016. IT IS RECALL 9916H LIFT GATE STAY DAMPER CONCERN. I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE MAZDA AT THE AVENUES , JACKSONVILLE, FL, TO GET IT FIXED SINCE OCTOBER
Side mirrors vibrate at highway speedVISIBILITY/WIPER4 complaints2012-07 → 2014-11mazda-cx5-2013-side-mirror-vibration
  • 10660200 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY, RENDERING IT VIRTUALLY USELESS. CARS ARE ALL BUT A BLUR AT AND ABOVE 55 MPH
  • 10547879 BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. ON HIGHWAYS THE VIBRATING IS SO INTENSE THE MIRRORS ARE NEARLY USELESS AS USING THEM CAN BE NAUSEATING
  • 10484804 WHEN DRIVING OVER 40MPH, THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY MAKING ME EXTREMELY DIZZY AND FEELING DISORIENTED
Vehicle fails to fully power off after shifting to parkELECTRICAL SYSTEM41 complaints2012-11 → 2025-12mazda-cx5-2013-shifter-wont-power-off
  • 11515272 The car does not turn off when I put it in park and push the ON/OFF button. I have to start and turn off multiple times and jiggle the gear shift multiple times before it turns off. Sometimes even that doesn't work
  • 11466253 My car does not turn off when you push the ignition button. I spoke to Mazda's parts manager about this, and his wife had the same issue and the same model and year as my car. He told me that it is the Parking Lever switch
  • 11404422 THE SHIFTER POSITION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHEN THE SHIFTER IS PLACED INTO PARK AND THE CAR IS TURNED OFF
Sudden loss of power or unexpected decelerationPOWER TRAIN42 complaints2012-09 → 2021-04mazda-cx5-2013-sudden-power-loss-hesitation
  • 10904857 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO TRAFFIC. WHEN CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 15KM/HR, IT SUDDENLY/VIOLENTLY STOPPED AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND
  • 10554166 I HAD FELT HESITATIONS BEFORE WHILE COMING UP OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS PRETTY STEEP. IT'S LIKE IT WOULD ALMOST STOP THEN LUNGE FORWARD PRETTY QUICK
  • 10592334 THIS VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, SUDDENLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE THEN A LOUD THUMP AND JOLT (AS IF SOMEONE RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE)

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1942012-07-242025-12-2661ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:58; ENGINE:42; POWER TRAIN:38; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:28; SERVICE BRAKES:26

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
16V64400006/09/2016STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATEMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured November 18, 2008, to June 8, 2013, 2012-2015 Mazda5 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2010, to June 22, 2015, 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 26, 2015, and 2013-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured December 15, 2011, to December 26, 2015. On the affected vehicles, the lift gate support struts may corrode, possibly causing the struts to break and/or the lift gate to drop unexpectedly.If the lift gate falls unexpectedly, it may hit the user, increasing their risk of injury.Mazda dealers will replace the both lift gate supports, free of charge, however parts are not currently available. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9916H.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202417legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2013 Mazda CX-5 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/mazda/cx-5
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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2013 Mazda CX-5},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/mazda/cx-5}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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