2023 Mazda CX-50: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 60 complaints about the 2023 Mazda CX-50 and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is service brakes, named in 15 of them.

60
Complaints
2
Recalls
9
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
100.0
Severity index

Severity index 100.0 - 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: 100.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2023 Mazda CX-50 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 80 2023 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2023 Mazda CX-50 ranks 20 of 80 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 75% of its model-year peers. See the full 2023 ranking.

What actually fails

Service BrakesService Brakes: 15 complaints (25.0%)15 25%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 13 complaints (21.7%)13 22%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 9 complaints (15.0%)9 15%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (13.3%)8 13%StructureStructure: 6 complaints (10.0%)6 10%Power TrainPower Train: 5 complaints (8.3%)5 8%SuspensionSuspension: 5 complaints (8.3%)5 8%SteeringSteering: 4 complaints (6.7%)4 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES1525.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1321.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM915.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER813.3%
STRUCTURE610.0%
POWER TRAIN58.3%
SUSPENSION58.3%
STEERING46.7%

Complaints filed per year

08152022: 62023: 132024: 152025: 142026: 12 (partial year)222324152526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20226
202313
202415
202514
2026 (year to date)12
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 7.0x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V13500001/03/2023TRAILER HITCHESMazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2023 CX-50 vehicles equipped with a Mazda Genuine Accessory trailer hitch. The trailer hitch harness may detach and become damaged, which can result in inoperative trailer lights and/or brakes.
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.