There are 10 owner-reported engine complaints for the 2013 Mazda CX-5in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The car battery will not turn off when I turn off the vehicle.
INITIALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO NOTICE DRIVABILITY CONCERN. USED OBD SCANNER AND RETRIEVED TWO CODES: P0172 RUNNING RICH, P013A DOWNSTREAM O2 SLOW SWITCH. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED TWO TIME, BOTH TIMES RIGHT AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY WITH BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED. STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN AND WILL SEND THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED, AND HAS 80K MILES, 6.5 YRS OF SERVICE, WITH REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE FINALLY TURNED OFF TEN MINUTES LATER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING OIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR CAUSED THE LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
MY CAR BUCKS LOSES EXHILARATION AND WILL KEEP BUCKING UNTIL I PULL OVER TURN IGNITION OFF.CITY STREETS & HIGHWAY. STARTED HAPPENING ONE YEAR AGO AT 32,000 MILE. DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP AND ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON! THEN RESETS AFTER A THREW TRIPS !! MAZDA DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX !SO FAR NO ANSWER.I AM AFRAID OF MY MAZDA. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN I DRIVE! I HAVE 42,000 MILE NOW.
THE ENGINE IS REFUSING TO TURN OFF WHEN I HIT THE OFF BUTTON AND IT IS IN THE PARK POSITION. IT TAKES UP TO 5-6 TIMES TO GET THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN BY RESTARTING IT, PLAYING WITH THE GEARS AND FINALLY SHUTTING DOWN. THIS COULD BE A SENSOR PROBLEM. I JUST HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FIXED AS IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF EITHER.
MAZDA CX-5 2013 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - COOLANT SENSOR P011A. HEATER IS NO LONGER WARM AIR. DEALER ADVISES TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE AT $1768.00. HARD TO BELIEVE AS CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION, NEVER MISSED A SERVICE
THE CAR RANDOMLY ACCELERATES AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. IT BUCKS, REVS, LURKS THEN STOPS. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIME TO-DATE. TODAY, 6/20, I TAPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGED BUT IT IS THE CLOSES TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT SINCE I NOTICED THIS ISSUE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PACIFICO FORD IN PA TO HAVE THE ISSUE CHECKED OUT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. THAT WAS ON 5/23. PLAN TO TAKE IT BACK THERE AGAIN.
WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK AND PRESS BUTTON TO SHUT IT OFF, THE AUXILIARY POWER STAYS ON. THIS MAKES THE CAR WHERE IT CANNOT BE LOCKED AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
CX-5 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DANGEROUS LOSS OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION POWER SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP AT A STOPLIGHT. SEVERAL CONSOLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING AT, TPMS, CEL, & TCS. ANOTHER ACCELERATING VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND CX-5 NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING THE CX-5. CX-5 SLOWED DOWN TO LOW GEARS/RPMS AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. DRIVER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN RE-STARTED IT. ONLY WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WAS THE CEL. VEHICLE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST LOW SPEED GEARS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE CEL CODES INDICATED SHIFT MALFUNCTION AND SHIFT TIME ERRORS. MAZDA AUTHORIZED REPAIR PROCEDURE INCLUDED REPLACING VALVE BODY AND RESETTING ADAPTIVE DRIVING SYSTEM COMPUTER. *TR
I TRIED TO TURN ON MY CAR BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD FOR NO REASON (DID NOT LEAVE THE CAR OR STEREO ON). AFTER I JUMPED THE BATTERY AND GOT THE CAR RUNNING THE ENGINE SOUNDED DIFFERENT AND THE ENGINE WOULD BARELY MOVE THE CAR. I LET THE BATTERY CHARGE FOR A WHILE AND TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WILL HAD NO POWER COMING FROM THE ENGINE, IT WOULD ONLY GO MAYBE 20 MPH. I DROVE HOME TAKING BACK ROADS BECAUSE I COULD NOT MAINTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO TAKE A MAIN ROAD. I PLAN ON CONTACTING MAZDA TOMORROW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT TO FIX THIS. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026