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What 59 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 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 (59)Crash / fire / injury (9)Brakes (15)Driver assistance (13)Electrical system (9)Body & structure (6)Suspension (5)Transmission & drivetrain (5)Steering (4)Airbags (3)Engine (3)Seats (3)

1 of 59 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 16, 2026BrakesEngineDriver assistanceCrash

On 1/14/2026, I was pulling into a parking space in a parking garage when the vehicle abruptly accelerated causing the vehicle to hit the concrete wall in front of me. No braking assist or front collision warning issued. Airbags deployed. The car is currently at Joe Myers Collision Center in Houston, Texas to obtain an estimate for repair. The police did not respond to reported incident. Incident was reported to my insurance company immediately.

NHTSA ODI 11711337

Working with the data? Download all 59 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 2023 Mazda Cx-50 verdict →