Momentary increase in steering effort after recall remedy
RQ26002
Still open recall query · opened January 26, 2026 · the steering
NHTSA safety record
Mazda
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Mazda, model years 2010 to 2025.
82
Vehicles
8,010
Complaints
161
Recalls
58
Fires
1
Deaths
82Mazda year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 8,010 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the engine than any other system: 1,379 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2010 MAZDA3, with 686.
NHTSA holds 161 recall campaigns naming Mazda vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 2 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 1 of these 82 vehicles.
Most complained-about Mazda models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Mazda
The systems named most often across every Mazda complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ENGINE 1,379
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1,116
- SERVICE BRAKES 967
- POWER TRAIN 752
- STRUCTURE 613
Open investigations (2)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
Most recent Mazda recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Mazda, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS
25V737000 · October 29, 2025
Wheel or suspension component detachment can cause a loss of vehicle control and a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 1,007 vehicles
Pages 2025 CX-50 2025 CX-50 Hybrid
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
25V568000 · September 2, 2025
An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 104,854 vehicles
Pages 2025 CX-70 2025 CX-90 2024 CX-90
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
25V418000 · June 19, 2025
Shifting into gear without the brake pedal depressed can result in unexpected vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 22 vehicles
Pages 2025 CX-50 Hybrid
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
25V413000 · June 18, 2025
An air bag that deploys improperly increases the risk of injury during a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 2 vehicles
Pages 2025 CX-50 2025 CX-50 Hybrid
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
25V336000 · June 4, 2025
An indicator light that does not illuminate may fail to warn the driver of a TCS or DSC system issue, increasing the risk of a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 12,244 vehicles
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
25V357000 · May 29, 2025
Air bags that do not deploy in the event of a crash increase the risk of injury.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 171,412 vehicles
TRAILER HITCHES
25V167000 · March 14, 2025
A detached trailer hitch assembly can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 63 vehicles
Pages 2025 CX-50 2024 CX-50
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:INVERTER
24V817000 · October 31, 2024
Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 14,902 vehicles
Pages 2025 CX-70 2024 CX-90
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE
24V816000 · October 31, 2024
An engine that fails to restart increases the risk of a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 38,926 vehicles
Pages 2024 CX-90
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
24V815000 · October 31, 2024
Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Mazda North American Operations · up to 31,488 vehicles
Pages 2025 CX-70 2024 CX-90
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Mazda page on this site
82 vehicles across 17 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published October 2, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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Independent developer and analyst