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What 260 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Mazda Cx-50

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 (260)Crash / fire / injury (10)Engine (125)Electrical system (46)Transmission & drivetrain (29)Fuel system (20)Driver assistance (16)Speed control (12)Visibility & wipers (10)Airbags (7)Body & structure (7)Brakes (6)

1 of 260 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 5, 2020EngineFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 MAZDA CX5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHOM ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CABIN FILLED UP WITH SMOKE WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

NHTSA ODI 11327397

Working with the data? Download all 260 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 11, 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 2019 Mazda Cx-50 verdict →