Feb 17, 2018Electrical systemEngine
MY ENGINE THREW A ROD. NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS. NO SMELL OF OIL. OIL WAS DRY. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE ON CAR AND CAR WAS NOT VERY OLD. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR ON 2012 MAZDA 5.
NHTSA ODI 11073340
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What 36 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Mazda Mazda5
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (36)Crash / fire / injury (4)Fuel system (8)Body & structure (7)Brakes (7)Tires (7)Airbags (4)Steering (4)Seats (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Electrical system (1)
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Working with the data? Download all 36 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Mazda Mazda5 verdict →