Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-12 | 10V374000 |
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 215,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Mazda 5 power steering system fails intermittently. The power steering light comes on and steering becomes extremely di… |
| 2022-01-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | Mazda 5 power steering system fails intermittently. The power steering light comes on and steering becomes extremely d… |
| 2019-07-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LOST CONTROL AND ALL THE I… |
| 2019-05-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. T… |
| 2018-06-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT 4 KUMHO TIRES SIZED 205 50R17 FOR THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. IN AUGUST OF 2017, AT ABOUT 25000 MILES ON T… |
| 2018-04-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASS… |
| 2017-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON STEERING GETS HEAVY |
| 2017-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA 5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED T… |
| 2017-01-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES THEY OPEN FINE AND THEN WILL NOT CLOSE, MEANING THE DOORS WILL… |
| 2016-12-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING, REAR SLIDING DOORS HAVE DIFFICULTY LATCHING TO THE POINT WHERE THEY CAN'T BE PRO… |
| 2016-12-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | REAR SLIDER DOORS FREEZE SHUT. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO OCCUR UNTIL IT'S ALREADY AN ISSUE… |
| 2015-08-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDS LIKE A ROCK BANGING IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL. IT TURNS OUT … |
| 2015-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER HEARD A BANG SOUND NEAR THE FRONT E… |
| 2015-01-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS SUDDENLY LOST B… |
| 2014-09-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | REAR SEATBELT JAM AND WILL NOT UNLATCHED. SEATBELT LOCKUP AND CHILD WAS LOCK IN BELT AND HAD TO BE CAREFULLY PULLED FRO… |
| 2014-07-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MAZDA 5 AND STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT AS IT WAS RED. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I MOVED MY FOOT FROM BRAK… |
| 2013-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MAZDA5 2008 WEARING INSIDE OF TIRES PREMATURELY AND CUPPING. OUTSIDE EDGE OF TIRES REPORTED TO STILL HAVE 15000 MILES L… |
| 2012-06-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY. THE CAR'S HEAT INDICAT… |
| 2012-05-19 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | NOTICED THE SEAL THAT SECURES THE WINDOW TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS AN 1/8 INCH OPENING, A BREAK IN THE SEAL LININ… |
| 2012-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY DUE TO THE FA… |
| 2011-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN A… |
| 2011-08-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | TOYO TIRES SIZE 205 50 17 FAILED AT 22,000 MILES. *TR |
| 2011-03-28 | TIRES:VALVE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN A TIRE SUDDENLY BE… |
| 2011-03-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TOOK CAR IN DUE TO RECALL NOTICE FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE FOR REPLACEMENT PART. NEW PART INSTALLED WAS DEFECTIVE AND … |
| 2011-01-08 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE GLASS PANEL OF 2008 MAZDA5 MOONROOF EXPLODED ON HIGHWAY WITH NO APPARENT REASON. LUCKILY THE INSIDE COVER WAS IN PL… |
| 2010-08-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON 8/24/10 I WAS DRIVING IN SF CITY TRAFFIC AS I NEARED AN INTERSECTION, MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 MAZDA 5 FAILED. I… |
| 2010-08-15 | STEERING | Yes | 3 | FIRST INCIDENT, POWER STEERING WAS LOST WHILE MAKING A U-TURN. WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REGAINED POWER AFTER HALF A… |
| 2010-07-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY. DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING GOT VERY HEAVY ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO MUS… |
| 2010-07-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER STEERING TWO TIMES ON MY MAZDA 5. *TR |
| 2010-07-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | MAZDA 3 AND 5 POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS IS CURRENTLY COVERED BY MAZDA TSB: 06-002/09 I THINK MAZDA SHOULD ISSUE… |
| 2010-06-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW SPEED, POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER RESTART FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. *TR |
| 2010-06-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE ON MY MAZDA5 WAS RUNNING AT IDLE SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES ON A WARM DAY. IN PULLING OUT OF THE… |
| 2010-06-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS PULLING INTO A HOTEL PARKING LOT WHICH HAPPENED TO BE A STEEP SLOPE. I STOPPED MID WAY UP THE HILL TO SEE WHERE … |
| 2010-05-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA5 - 40K MILES AFTER IDLING IN PARKING LOT FOR APPROX 20 MINS, PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE. PO… |
| 2010-05-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA 5 POWER STEERING FAILURE. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POWER STEERING FAILED DURING OPERATION AT HIGHWAY S… |
| 2010-05-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 7, 2010, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SHE HAD TO US… |
| 2010-05-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS ABOUT TO PARALLEL PARK IN REVERSE AND THE POWER STEERING DIED. A LIGHT SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THE… |
| 2010-04-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 MAZDA 5 WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT. I TRAVEL IN SALES, SO I AM PUT QUITE A FEW MILES ON PER YEAR. … |
| 2010-04-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA5. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH EXCES… |
| 2010-04-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING ON THE MAZDA 5 FAILS - NO STEERING AND LIGHT COMES ON. *TR |
| 2010-04-04 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE POWER STEERING LI… |
| 2010-04-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING FROM REAGAN AIRPORT TO KENSINGTON, MARYLAND. WHILE CHANGING LANES ON I-495, THE POWER STEERING GAVE OU… |
| 2010-03-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 MAZDA 5 IN LATE MARCH 2010, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED UNTI… |
| 2010-03-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING IN VERY SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC ON A SURFACE STREET, TRAVELED 1/4 MILE IN APPROXIMATELY A 45 MINUTE TIME SPAN… |
| 2010-03-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA5 LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. PS LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF. WAITED WITH ENGINE OFF… |
| 2010-03-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | PARKED INTO PARKING SPACE, WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP AND DRIVE AWAY THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AN… |
| 2010-02-25 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | Yes | 0 | FLOOR MAT FLIPS UP OVER CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTAL BRAKE APPLICATION WH… |
| 2010-02-11 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CLUTCH PEDAL STICKS TO FLOOR WHEN WEATHER IS COLD CAUSING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING AND OR GETTING VEHICLE TO MOVE. WHEN OUTD… |
| 2010-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL IN A PARKING GARAGE. *TR |
| 2009-12-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERIN… |