Mazda CX-5 — reliability by registration year
2012–2022 · 11 registration years · 69,454 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every CX-5 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,902 | 90.4% | 94.1% | Headlamp aim 22.6% |
| 2021 | 5,319 | 88.2% | 92.0% | Visibility — Wipers (front) 18.7% |
| 2020 | 5,511 | 87.8% | 91.0% | Brake pads (front) 16.2% |
| 2019 | 9,793 | 86.9% | 89.7% | Brake pads (front) 12.9% |
| 2018 | 9,730 | 84.5% | 87.2% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 11.3% |
| 2017 | 6,942 | 81.4% | 83.9% | Coil spring (rear) 14.5% |
| 2.0 pp better than the years either side What failed 2017 CX-5s most often: Coil spring (rear) (14.5%) · Brake pads (rear) (11.0%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (7.6%) | ||||
| 2016 | 6,669 | 74.3% | 77.4% | Coil spring (rear) 25.8% |
| 2.1 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2016 CX-5s most often: Coil spring (rear) (25.8%) · Track rod end (front) (11.0%) · Brake pads (rear) (10.1%) | ||||
| 2015 | 6,495 | 71.4% | 74.8% | Track rod end (front) 18.4% |
| 2014 | 6,228 | 67.6% | 71.3% | Track rod end (front) 23.8% |
| 2013 | 4,592 | 64.9% | 68.7% | Track rod end (front) 23.2% |
| 2012 | 1,273 | 62.1% | 66.2% | Ball joint (front) 22.9% |