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What 138 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 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 (138)Crash / fire / injury (8)Engine (76)Transmission & drivetrain (16)Electrical system (12)Brakes (11)Driver assistance (10)Fuel system (8)Speed control (8)Visibility & wipers (7)Lane Departure (6)Airbags (3)

3 of 138 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Jan 10, 2026Airbags

Its been few months its giving me air bag issue sign in my car.

NHTSA ODI 11710141

Jan 6, 2026AirbagsLane DepartureBackup camera & sensors

I was entering a traffic circle when i slid slightly as there was some ice on the roadway and came to rest against a curb, bumped lightly. There was no damage to the vehicle, but the entire driver side curtain airbags as well as the driver seat airbag deployed. The speed at which I was traveling was roughly 10 mph or less. My wheels never hit hard nor did they leave the pavement.

NHTSA ODI 11709239

Aug 21, 2025Airbags

I was driving as normal and the passenger side airbags deployed with a cause. I was driving about 25mph. I didn’t hit anything; no event occurred that would have caused the air bag to deploy. I took the car to a dealer and they recorded the event log which showed a crash but the car clearly did not get into an accident.

NHTSA ODI 11682284

Working with the data? Download all 138 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 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 2021 Mazda Cx-50 verdict →