Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Mazda Cx-9.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I own a 2016 Mazda CX9 Touring FWD (180k miles). Today my car was diagnosed with cracked cylinder head, resulting in co… |
| 2025-10-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Cylinder head crack. Combustion gasses leaking into coolant causing overheat. Combustion gasses bleeding into oil causi… |
| 2025-06-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In June of 2022 I started having a strong antifreeze/engine coolant smell inside the cab of my vehicle and also outside… |
| 2024-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine failure with crack in the engine after a loss of coolant fluid. |
| 2024-10-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle failed to turn off the engine while in park and I was unable to lock vehicle while engine was still running. Th… |
| 2024-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Sudden and dramatic loss of engine coolant. Received a warning that engine was overheating, and to shut off engine. Qui… |
| 2024-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda CX-9. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45-50 MPH, the vehicle suddenly… |
| 2024-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Head gasket leaking and caused major engine issue at 89,000 miles. Mazda has known of this issue, but refuses to recall… |
| 2024-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While my wife was driving her 2016 Mazda Cx-9 Grand Touring on the freeway, many of the dashboard indicator lights came… |
| 2024-08-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Cylinder head coolant leak. No warning lights. |
| 2024-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | August 2nd I noticed a smell of Coolant coming from my car. I looked under my car and noticed it leaking green coolant.… |
| 2024-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Coolant sprayed on top of engine |
| 2024-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Our 2016 Mazda CX 9 began leaking coolant and we took it to a shop who diagnosed it as coming from the cylinder head, r… |
| 2024-06-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda CX-9. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning … |
| 2024-06-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Cracked cylinder head causing coolant to leak. |
| 2024-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Smart City Break Malfunction warning light appears while driving. Simultaneously the tire pressure warning appears. Als… |
| 2024-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle had a horrible coolant leak at the rear of the engine to find out the engine has a weak cylinder head and is kn… |
| 2024-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car has a cracking cylinder head and is leaking coolant. |
| 2024-04-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A month ago, I experienced a coolant leak at the back of the engine compartment. Upon researching I found that the head… |
| 2024-04-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2016 Mazda CX-9 is leaking coolant from exhaust side of engine cylinder head. This issue has been confirmed by a Mazda … |
| 2024-04-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The entire electr… |
| 2024-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda CX-9. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled.… |
| 2024-04-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We noticed anti-freeze leaking from our car a couple of days ago and immediately brought the car to our local mechanic.… |
| 2024-03-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | My seat warmer caught fire and burnt a hole through the seat. |
| 2024-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I started smelling coolant after exiting the vehicle from a drive. Coolant level was very low. Adding coolant did not l… |
| 2024-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle “surges” at idle. 300-500 RPMS at a time. Sometimes the brakes hold and sometimes not. Have nearly been in 3 co… |
| 2024-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine head cracked. Known problem with a tsb issued |
| 2023-12-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car started to overheat so we added coolant and then the car started to stall had our mechanic look at it and he sa… |
| 2023-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The vehicle has tire pressure monitoring system malfunction warnings and parking brake malfunction warnings even after … |
| 2023-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving, engine suddenly overheated due to coolant leak from cracked cylinder head. This was a known issue per th… |
| 2023-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car started running rough and losing power intermittently. After arriving home and parking the car, a puddle of coolan… |
| 2023-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have taken the Mazda CX9 since I bought it new to service at Mazda every 6 months or 5,000miles as suggested. Two ye… |
| 2023-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine is leaking coolant. Took the car to Horne Mazda of Avondale dealership for inspection, was told coolant is leaki… |
| 2023-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car has 75K miles on it and has always been maintained by either Mazda or independent garages. Engine overheating, … |
| 2023-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | As I am accelerating to merge onto the highway from an on-ramp, while the gas pedal is depressed, I will get a series o… |
| 2023-09-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The intercooler failed or failed cylinder head causing coolant leaking into the exhaust side and cause the engine to ov… |
| 2023-09-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Crack cylinder head |
| 2023-08-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Coolant leak. Needs new motor to fix issue. |
| 2023-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I just had my engine replaced due to a cracked cylinder head that allowed coolant to leak into cylinder #3 & #2. |
| 2023-07-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Cylinder head crack/failure required the replacement of the entire engine on my 2016 Mazda cx9, the odometer was only a… |
| 2023-06-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | First radiator blew (after noticing the temp gauge higher than normal and fan running a lot), and when replaced, the 20… |
| 2023-06-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2016 Mazda CX-9 2.5l Touring has approx 67,500 miles. I noticed the "sweet" smell of coolant after driving. The tem… |
| 2023-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Cylinder head had a crack in it and had to be replaced. |
| 2023-04-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving on the freeway in stop and go traffic the engine warning light came on. A few minutes later the data scr… |
| 2023-01-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I took my car into the dealership and was told that I had a cracked cylinder head and the car is leaking coolant near t… |
| 2023-01-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Head gasket blew in a 2016 Mazda CX9 while driving causing us to as safely as possible quickly get off the road from th… |
| 2022-12-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am being told by the dealership service center that there is a coolant leak from the engine. A previous coolant look… |
| 2022-12-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My engine head cracked whiling driving. sudden lost of complete power in houston texas at a 75mph speed. Was able to sa… |
| 2022-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Cracked Cylinder Head due to Coolant Leak - SB 01-013/21. This is a known issue with Mazda, yet it has happened with t… |
| 2022-11-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A strong coolant smell was noticed in the interior of the car and from the engine compartment. The diagnosis from the … |