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2015 Mazda CX-5 repairs by problem area

Engine (13%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (9%)

Brakes and Traction Control (10%)

Suspension and Steering (7%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (35%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (19%)

Other (6%)

Chart based on 68 repairs.
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2015 Mazda CX-5 repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (5%)

$500 - $999 (5%)

$100 - $499 (26%)

< $100 (64%)

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Chart based on 39 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2015 Mazda CX-5 4dr SUV

184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

Mazda CX-5 in Arizona, United States
Dec 2015 - Jun 2018
Apr 2016

12200 mi
Defective radio - emitting high pitch frequency from radio. New radio ordered and yet to be received. 
Jan 2017

18265 mi
Dealer installed alarm system malfunctioning. Dealer replaced alarm system. 
Mar 2018

25500 mi
Transmission seized and SUV had to be towed to shop. Entire transmission had to be replaced. There were no transmissions anywhere in the US. One was on its way from Japan on a slow boat. It took 8 to 9 days for the transmission to arrive at the dealer and several days for the dealer to replace it. 
Mazda CX-5 in Massachusetts, United States
Jul 2014 - Jun 2022
Feb 2015

6400 mi
Oil drain plug was lose 
Nov 2021

104000 mi

US $28
Brake pedal switch worn, could not start the car. 
Mazda CX-5 in Texas, United States
Dec 2015 - Dec 2017
Sep 2017

43000 mi
Recall for hatch hinge. No rust at time of repair. 
Mazda CX-5 in California, United States
Dec 2014 - Jun 2020
Aug 2016

7000 mi
Mostly electrical wiring issue leading to multiple system codes and warnings. Cleaned electrical grounds. 
Sep 2018

19000 mi

US $12
AC evaporator cleaning and Air re-freshener. 
Mazda CX-5 in Massachusetts, United States
Nov 2014 - Apr 2021
Feb 2017

23000 mi
OEM oil drain plug leaked. Replaced with new steel plug. 
Mazda CX-5 in New Brunswick, Canada
Nov 2014 - Jun 2021
Apr 2015

2980 mi
Both trans axles replaced 
Mazda CX-5 in Texas, United States
Apr 2014 - Jun 2018
Jul 2017

32844 mi
Recall for Lift Gate Damper 
Mazda CX-5 in Texas, United States
Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
Jun 2018

34000 mi

US $120
Battery stopped holding a charge. Had to get a new one. 
Mazda CX-5 in California, United States
Jan 2015 - Sep 2018
Feb 2017

32000 mi
Broken driver's side lumbar support 
Mazda CX-5 in Ontario, Canada
Jan 2021 - Jun 2022
Oct 2021

92380 mi

C $150
4-wheel alignment 
Apr 2022

97712 mi

C $400
Rear wheel Bearings making excessive noise, indicating bearing failure. R & R rear wheel hub/bearing units (left and right sides). 
Mazda CX-5 in New York, United States
Sep 2014 - Jun 2018
Jul 2016

10200 mi
Bluetooth circuit needed to be replaced. This plus software update cured problem with cellphone linking to auto and mp3 playback issues. 
Mazda CX-5 in Puerto Rico
Mar 2014 - Dec 2015
Dec 2014

7000 mi
Radio Bluetooth stopped working.  Rattle noise on dash. 
May 2015

13000 mi
Dash and suspension sounds 
Mazda CX-5 in Florida, United States
Oct 2014 - Apr 2016
Apr 2016

43000 mi
Full lock knocking when turning steering wheel in one direction. TSB know issue. 
Mazda CX-5 in Texas, United States
Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
Jun 2022

125000 mi

US $700
Ball joint and sway bar link boot torn. Could have been my offroading contributed. 

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2015 Mazda CX-5 4dr SUV

184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Mazda CX-5 in Indiana, United States
Feb 2016 - Jun 2018
Jun 2017

21000 mi
recall of rear lift gate gas springs. replace gas springs. 
Sep 2017

25000 mi
Radio would not sync with phone. 
Mazda CX-5 in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2014 - Jun 2018
Feb 2018

29140 mi

C $1200
worn brakes 
Mazda CX-5 in British Columbia, Canada
Mar 2015 - Dec 2021
Nov 2019

42160 mi

C $900
Worn out. Pads replaced, rotors machined. 
Mazda CX-5 in Ohio, United States
Oct 2016 - Jan 2022
Jul 2021

72000 mi

US $20
Dirty mass air flow sensor was causing a check engine light. 
Mazda CX-5 in Minnesota, United States
Aug 2014 - Jul 2018
Feb 2018

75000 mi

US $250
rough shifting into 2nd when cold, flushed transmission. 
Mazda CX-5 in New York, United States
Jul 2014 - Jun 2022
Jun 2017

31000 mi
Tire Air pressure light on. Replaced wheel air pressure sensor under warranty. 
Aug 2019

56363 mi

US $250
Front and rear brake pads worn out 95%. Pads replaced , brake lines bled. 
Mazda CX-5 in Colorado, United States
Dec 2014 - Jul 2021
Jan 2018

31000 mi
needed to grease the shims as I am not wearing the brake down fast enough 
Mar 2018

32000 mi

US $150
add grease to the hardware on which the pads slide. Dealer said this is unusual because the grease should out live the pads but after 32K miles of city driving the pads are almost still new. 
Mazda CX-5 in South Australia, Australia
Apr 2015 - Jun 2022
Sep 2017

18600 mi
Kick plates replaced as rubber edging came away 
Apr 2022

46500 mi

A $300
Replaced worn rear brake pads. 
Mazda CX-5 in Alberta, Canada
Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
Dec 2015

17980 mi
water pump leaking 
Mazda CX-5 in Pennsylvania, United States
Jan 2017 - Jun 2022
Apr 2017

44000 mi

US $322
Rear brakes and rotors were worn at 44K miles, but front still have 6/32. Odd, since front normally wear faster. 
Nov 2021

96000 mi

US $340
Diagnose and replace bad ignition coil on 1 cylinder 
Mazda CX-5 in Wisconsin, United States
Nov 2014 - Dec 2015
Feb 2015

8000 mi
Upgraded software for GPS/Navigation/Entertainment system 
Mazda CX-5 in New York, United States
Aug 2014 - Apr 2015
Apr 2015

10000 mi
Nav needed upgrade 
Mazda CX-5 in Washington, United States
Jun 2014 - Jun 2022
Feb 2015

8000 mi
Drivers power door lock making a squawk noise. 
Apr 2015

9700 mi
Bluetooth module swapped to allow iPhone SMS and improved reliability and integration with media devices for playing music. 
Apr 2018

41 mi
Oil Leak / possible transmission 
Mazda CX-5 in New York, United States
Feb 2014 - Jan 2022
Sep 2014

6500 mi
Driver side mirror shaking. There was outstanding TSB for this so dealer replaced driver mirror at no charge. 
Mar 2015

10000 mi
Sat Nav was not working properly. Would not properly locate the car. Sometimes it would act erratically and spin the directional indicator in circles or locator would be off by 1/4 mile. A TSB existed for this and dealer resolved issue. 
Mazda CX-5 in Wisconsin, United States
Nov 2014 - Jun 2022
Mar 2016

32000 mi
Leaking seal 
Nov 2019

109000 mi

US $1900
Transfer case replaces with remanufactured Sway car end replaces - broken 
Mazda CX-5 in Ontario, Canada
Feb 2014 - Jun 2017
Dec 2014

3100 mi

C $60
Driver side window rattled, secured trim under warranty 
Aug 2016

18600 mi
TSB for driver side window rattle when down 1" - second time repairing it. This time they ordered some parts in where the first time they didn't. 
Mazda CX-5 in Ontario, Canada
Aug 2014 - Jun 2022
Mar 2017

17980 mi
Cracked windshield, like many others. The glass is very thin, as intended, to keep the weight down, as per SkyActiv agenda. It gets cracked around the same area for most of the owners, sensor cluster on the top passenger side. Mazda Canada has denied the fact that this is stress crack, but that's the fact nevertheless, as it appeared while the car was standing still parked, and we were sitting on the park bench across. Right before our eyes. We have our insurance company's authorization to replace it, but will be waiting until it splits, or the fall, due to our deductible. 
Mazda CX-5 in Michigan, United States
Aug 2014 - Jun 2022
Aug 2015

7000 mi
Heated seats appear to be not heating up properly.We noticed it this past winter. I has three settings and the first appear to do nothing. The third (highest) barely heats them. Nothing wrong apparently according to dealer. 

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2015 Mazda CX-5 4dr SUV

155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

Mazda CX-5 in South Carolina, United States
Jun 2021 - Mar 2023
Jan 2022

68000 mi

US $350
Passenger airbag stayed disabled even with a person sitting upright in the seat and buckled in. The cause was found to be the passenger seat occupancy sensor calibration. The airbags are supposed to engage if 70lbs is detected in the seat. It took over 170 lbs to finally engage the airbags. Due to price, repair was denied to consider other options. 

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2015 Mazda CX-5 4dr SUV

155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

Mazda CX-5 in Ontario, Canada
Apr 2014 - Jul 2018
Jul 2017

41540 mi
back belt buckle locking mechanism seized, dealer replaced under 5 yr warranty 

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2014.5 Mazda CX-5 4dr SUV

184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

Mazda CX-5 in Alberta, Canada
Apr 2014 - Jun 2018
Aug 2015

12960 mi
Fuel pump was leaking internally, contaminating engine oil. The oil level would show over full. Analysis shows fuel in the oil. Changed fuel pump, and has been ok for 2 months. This took several trips & oil changes to diagnose. 
Jan 2016

9540 mi
Front passenger side axle replacement. CV joint was noisy, rough and was starting to fail. Strong wind noise coming from top left corner of drivers door window. Was there since new. Replaces the rubber seal/trim assembly around window and noise is gone. Heater control switch, would not stay in the full defrost position. The dial would slowly move toward the floor/defrost setting. TSB, to change out the cable. 
Aug 2017

35340 mi
Hood shake / bouncing when driving down road. Both mirrors shake at hwy speed. Mirrors replaced with updated model. Hood TSB performed, consisting of different cowl moulding and gluing hood panels together. Getting fuel contamination into engine oil. Computer updates, check injectors, pumps and all fuel related components. Seems to run properly, time will tell if problem fixed. 
Sep 2017

38440 mi
Have had issues from day 1 with fuel dilution in the engine oil. This time the ECM was reprogrammed and after 4000 kms, the problem seems to be fixed. Oil looks ok, no fuel smell, level does not fluctuate. It's never been this good so hoping problem has been solved. Electric door lock was real noisy and was replaced. The lock still worked, just made a racket. The fabric on both front seats was fraying and coming apart. All fabric was replaced with OEM. Also one bottom foam cushion was replaced. 

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2014.5 Mazda CX-5 4dr SUV

184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Mazda CX-5 in South Dakota, United States
Feb 2014 - Mar 2017
Jun 2016

27000 mi
Float on fuel pump failed. Car still ran fine but could not read the fuel level. 
Mazda CX-5 in Virginia, United States
Feb 2015 - Oct 2015
Mar 2015

8000 mi
Bluetooth module replaced in order to fix issue with USB resuming music. Well known issue since car was realeased. 
Mazda CX-5 in Chile
Feb 2014 - May 2017
Jan 2017

27100 mi
The motor for the passenger window failed while the car was in the dealer for a mirror repairing (hit a wall with it). So I don't really know if it was a human damage, or it was a coincidence. According to the dealer, it was factory failure. 
Apr 2017

38440 mi

$200
Rearview mirrors controller joystick failed. Dealer changed complete module (including windows buttons). Out of warranty but dealer only charged service (app USD 200 dolars). 
Mazda CX-5 in Illinois, United States
Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
Aug 2014

6000 mi

US $20
After the Dealer replaced oil, 2 screws for underbody plate were missing. 
Oct 2014

7700 mi
Rattle from front - dashboard area while driving on uneven road. Dealer applied steps according to TSB 09-002/14 Trunk light does not turn on. Bulb seems fine. 

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