2012 Mazda CX-9 problems and complaints
Owners have filed 221 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Mazda CX-9. The most-reported areas: Service Brakes (143), Engine (25), Air Bags (23).
Key takeaways
- 221 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 9 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 8 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 143 | 65% |
| Engine | 25 | 11% |
| Air Bags | 23 | 10% |
| Power Train | 18 | 8% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 11 | 5% |
| Suspension | 9 | 4% |
| Steering | 7 | 3% |
| Unknown Or Other | 6 | 3% |
| Electrical System | 5 | 2% |
| Hydraulic | 4 | 2% |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 | 1% |
| Exterior Lighting | 3 | 1% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Mazda CX-9 SUV AWD | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | 4/5 |
| 2012 Mazda CX-9 SUV FWD | Not rated | Not rated | Not rated | 4/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Vehicle Speed Control - filed 2025-06-09
While drive i feel like there is sticking something below the car when i am accelerating. And the acceleration became hard. Also i heard a weird noise at that time. Then a saw a leakage below my car.
Air Bags - filed 2025-02-04
My driver and passenger side curtain airbags randomly deployed without a collision. Thankfully I was at a stop sign when this happened. If it happened while I was driving, I’m sure I would have wrecked and could possibly be dead. It was loud! I thought I’d been shot or that I’d driven over a bomb. We did take the car t...
Steering - filed 2024-09-16
Ball joints replaced due to tear in both rubber covers and driver side ball joint very loose. Was previously repaired in July 2015 under recall Number: 15V451000.
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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.