2024 Mazda CX-5
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 44 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 12th highest complaint count among 14 CX-5 model years with reports.
Of the 2024 reports, 4 involved a crash and 1 involved a fire. 2 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
No safety recalls on file.
Representative owner complaints: exterior lighting
4 reports, newest first. Show all
Exterior lighting, Jun 5, 2026
Faulty headlights. One was replaced at 35,678 miles (passenger side) The other one is going bad (driver's side) (approximate mileage: 55,000) A dealer has confirmed the problem. Quoted 19223.93 for the replacement on 04/21/26. Manufacturer informed. No help. No warning messages for faulty headlights.
Exterior lighting, Mar 26, 2026
headlight fan motor went out in both lights in under 3 years
Exterior lighting, Feb 15, 2026
Premature failure of headlight assembly unit, (buzzing sound, known issue) completely unacceptable for this to happen right out of warranty. I don't think I will touch another Mazda in the future.
Exterior lighting, Feb 7, 2026
My headlights have a motor (or motors) in them. This feature is to adjust headlights in accordance with the steering wheel. I think it's referred to as AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System). The left headlight's motor makes a noise. I do not always hear it when driving but when stopped or parking and exiting the vehicle, I can hear it until the lights turn off. The car has about 37,000 - 38,000 miles on it.