2022 Mazda CX-30: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 32 complaints about the 2022 Mazda CX-30 and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is engine, named in 9 of them.

32
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
125.0
Severity index

Severity index 125.0 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 125.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2022 Mazda CX-30 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 9 complaints (28.1%)9 28%SteeringSteering: 6 complaints (18.8%)6 19%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (18.8%)6 19%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (18.8%)6 19%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 complaints (15.6%)5 16%Air BagsAir Bags: 3 complaints (9.4%)3 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 3 complaints (9.4%)3 9%WheelsWheels: 2 complaints (6.2%)2 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE928.1%
STEERING618.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM618.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER618.8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE515.6%
AIR BAGS39.4%
SERVICE BRAKES39.4%
WHEELS26.2%

Complaints filed per year

0482022: 52023: 82024: 72025: 62026: 6 (partial year)22238242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20225
20238
20247
20256
2026 (year to date)6
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 4.2x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V27500018/04/2023SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULEMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2022-2023 CX-30 and 2023 CX-50 vehicles. The anti-lock brake system (ABS) Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) may be damaged, which can result in reduced braking ability.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.