2012 Mazda CX-7 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 39 complaints on the 2012 Mazda CX-7, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Suspension (14 complaints).

39
Complaints
4
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
66.9
Severity index

Severity index 66.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 66.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

SuspensionSuspension: 14 complaints (35.9%)14 36%Air BagsAir Bags: 12 complaints (30.8%)12 31%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 7 complaints (17.9%)7 18%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (12.8%)5 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (7.7%)3 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (7.7%)3 8%SteeringSteering: 3 complaints (7.7%)3 8%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (5.1%)2 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SUSPENSION1435.9%
AIR BAGS1230.8%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING717.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM512.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER37.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL37.7%
STEERING37.7%
STRUCTURE25.1%

Complaints filed per year

010192012: 12013: 12016: 32017: 192018: 62019: 22020: 32021: 22023: 212131617191819202123
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20121
20131
20163
201719
20186
20192
20203
20212
20232
Filings in 2020 to 2023 ran 0.3x those in 2017 to 2019 (7 against 27).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V71700012/10/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Mazda CX-9 vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Maria
19V78200031/10/2019AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2012 CX-7, CX-9, and 2009-2012 Maza6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode d
17V45700018/07/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEMazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2012 CX-7, CX-9 and Mazda6 vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern
16V59300011/08/2016SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINTMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Mazda CX-7 vehicles manufactured February 14, 2006, to May 9, 2012. In the affected vehicles, water may enter the front suspension ball joint fittings. If the water is contaminated with salt, such
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.