Mazda CX-90 Reliability by Year
Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
372 NHTSA complaints (2024–2026).Complaint rate: 34.7 per 1,000 vehicles.
Should I buy a Mazda CX-90?
Quick answer from 372 NHTSA complaints · 2024–2026
Mazda CX-90 reliability depends heavily on the model year. Several years show complaint spikes well above the model's own average, while others are meaningfully cleaner. The most commonly reported issue across all years is steering defects. Pick the right year and this CX-90 can be a reasonable used buy; pick the wrong one and you're inheriting known problems.
- 2024 Mazda CX-90· 337 complaints
Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.
Why these years are worse
The most common issues driving the complaint spikes:
- steering defects — 105 complaints (1.9% involved a crash)
- engine problems — 38 complaints (0.0% involved a crash)
- electrical faults — 25 complaints (4.0% involved a crash)
- forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control — 24 complaints (0.0% involved a crash)
- unintended acceleration — 19 complaints (5.3% involved a crash)
What Happened to 10,708 Mazda CX-90s On the Road
Complaints record what owners reported. These are the outcomes actually recorded against 10,708 Mazda CX-90 VINs built 2024–2025 — accidents, title brands and odometer flags from our vehicle-history database, not from the NHTSA complaint file.
Do the complaint spikes show up in real accident history?
The Mazda CX-90 averages 6.4% accident history across all model years. Here is how the years flagged above compare on real records:
- 2024 — 6.6% of 9,810 VINs on record show accident history, in line with the 6.4% model average. Owners complained more, but these cars are not crashing more.
Typical Mazda CX-90 on record: 1.0 owners on average, 13,833 average miles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Rankings based on complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold — normalized for production volume so low-sales years aren't falsely rated "good".
Bottom line: The Mazda CX-90 has fairly consistent complaint patterns across model years.
Avoid These Years
No years with significant complaint spikes.
Average
No years in the typical range.
Better Years
No years stand out as significantly better.
Too New
Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.
A model's reputation is just the start.
Even within the “good” years, individual cars can have hidden accidents, title issues, or odometer rollbacks. Check the actual VIN before you buy — full history report for $8.99 (vs. Carfax $44.99).
Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Mazda CX-90 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.
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| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| Steering Defects | 105 | 1.9% |
| Engine Problems | 38 | 0.0% |
| Electrical Faults | 25 | 4.0% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control | 24 | 0.0% |
| Unintended Acceleration | 19 | 5.3% |
| Transmission / Drivetrain | 18 | 0.0% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 14 | 7.1% |
| Fuel System | 11 | 0.0% |
| Brakes | 10 | 10.0% |
| Wipers & Visibility | 8 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
Year-by-Year Breakdown
Tap any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
Data Sources & Methodology
Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (372 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.
Sales data: Not yet available for this model. Complaint counts are shown as raw numbers.
On-road outcomes: Accident, title-brand, theft and odometer records for 10,708 Mazda CX-90 VINs in our vehicle-history database. Independent of the NHTSA complaint file — a complaint is what an owner reported, these are what was recorded against the vehicle. Year-level figures are shown only for model years with at least 200 VINs on record.
Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.
Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint count. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).
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