2012 Mazda CX-9 problems and recalls

65% of owner complaints on the 2012 Mazda CX-9 related to the Service Brakes (143 of 221).

221
Complaints
4
Recalls
9
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
8
Injuries
50.1
Severity index

Severity index 50.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 50.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 99 of 130 by severity index among 2012 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 24% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2012 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 143 complaints (64.7%)143 65%EngineEngine: 25 complaints (11.3%)25 11%Air BagsAir Bags: 23 complaints (10.4%)23 10%Power TrainPower Train: 18 complaints (8.1%)18 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 11 complaints (5.0%)11 5%SuspensionSuspension: 9 complaints (4.1%)9 4%SteeringSteering: 7 complaints (3.2%)7 3%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (2.7%)6 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES14364.7%
ENGINE2511.3%
AIR BAGS2310.4%
POWER TRAIN188.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL115.0%
SUSPENSION94.1%
STEERING73.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER62.7%

Complaints filed per year

021422012: 22013: 72014: 242015: 302016: 422017: 422018: 192019: 162020: 192021: 52022: 72023: 52024: 12025: 2121314151642171819202122232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20122
20137
201424
201530
201642
201742
201819
201916
202019
20215
20227
20235
20241
20252
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.3x those in 2020 to 2022 (8 against 31).

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
15V45100020/07/2015SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINTMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 CX-9 vehicles manufactured October 24, 2006, to December 28, 2013. The affected vehicles have front suspension ball joints that may corrode from water leaking into the fitting.

Other Mazda CX-9 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 11 years side by side.

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.