CX-90

Mazda CX-90 Problems

What actually breaks on the Mazda CX-90 — 27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 2025–2025, sorted by model year and by system, with what owners wrote in their own words.

NHTSA owner complaints · 27 reports · 22 builds · Updated Sep 19, 2026
Quick answer

Owners have filed 27 complaints on the Mazda CX-90, covering 2025–2025. The system named most often is Engine (4 reports). Worst years by volume: 2025; cleanest: 2025. 1 reports describe a crash. On average the car was 0.7 years old when the problem happened.

What breaks on Mazda CX-90

Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 27 CX-90 complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.

Engine 15% 4 Read
2025 Mazda CX-90

Istop engine malfunction Msp66, 2nd time occurring after recall fix

2025 Mazda CX-90

I am submitting this complaint regarding my 2025 Mazda CX-90 PHEV, leased in April 2025. Since early in my lease, the vehicle has had ongoing drivability issues that have worsened over time and now present a serious safety concern.From the beginning, the vehicle exhibited jerking and hesitation while driving.…

2025 Mazda CX-90

Early December I was driving and attempting to make a left-hand turn across traffic. I press the gas slowly in preparation to cross traffic. Once a car passed I pressed the gas to get across the traffic lanes before other cars got to me and when I pressed the gas, the car completely stopped moving. I sat there,…

Power Train 11% 3 Read
2025 Mazda CX-90

ISSUE 1 – UNINTENDED DECELERATION (Power Train): While driving at highway speeds (60–80 mph) with foot off accelerator for approximately 5+ seconds while coasting, the vehicle unexpectedly executes a sharp, single downshift causing sudden unintended deceleration and an RPM spike. No warning lights illuminate.…

2025 Mazda CX-90

I own a 2026 Mazda CX-90 hybrid with approximately 13,000 miles. The vehicle began making a grinding noise while driving, which has progressively worsened over time. It has since developed a hard knocking noise accompanied by noticeable vibration when the vehicle shifts gears. This knocking occurs during normal…

2025 Mazda CX-90

My car is literally stalling out on me. It started by sputtering when I put my foot on the gas a week or so ago. Then today It literally started just losing power while driving. It’s not throwing any codes but that’s super dangerous and this car is only a year old. I am extremely concerned for my safety

Service Brakes 11% 3 Read
2025 Mazda CX-90

I purchased this Mazda new in October 2025. Since purchasing the vehicle, it has unexpectedly applied the brakes on three separate occasions while I was driving under normal conditions. There was no reason for the vehicle to brake, and each incident created a dangerous situation because the vehicle slowed suddenly…

2025 Mazda CX-90

The car automatically brakes at lower speeds. This happens about 3x week and typically on a specific freeway entrances but in other locations as well. I believe this is a known phantom braking issue but for some reason my car is not included in the recall

2025 Mazda CX-90

I am writing to formally express my dissatisfaction and concern regarding my recently purchased 2025 Mazda CX-90. I purchased the vehicle on February 15, 2025, and it currently has approximately 1,100 miles on it. Since acquiring the vehicle, I have experienced a persistent and extremely loud squeaking noise from the…

Electrical System 11% 3 Read
2025 Mazda CX-90

Hybrid battery recall was replaced and failed a month later for a second time burning other systems and causing a compete failure in the car. It failed in a deserted portion of [XXX] while traveling from [XXX] to [XXX] for important business. This left me stranded in the middle of the [XXX] desert late at night in a…

2025 Mazda CX-90

2025 backup camera not working with 8,500 miles on the car. This is a safety hazard and so far neither Mazda of Everett who broke it will not fix it unless I pay just about 1,300. They claim I have to talk to Mazda to see if they will warranty the part even though I have a 4 year 48,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty.…

2025 Mazda CX-90

On 3/19/2026, the vehicle ignition was turned on. Immediately, we received a variety of warnings, including: "charging system malfunction", "i-ACTIVESENSE Partially Disabled", "Hybrid System Malfunction", "i-stop Malfunction", "Charging System Malfunction", and "Critical Systems Failure". Vehicle has only 20,040…

Steering 7% 2 Read
2025 Mazda CX-90

Every time I drive the vehicle, it basically snatches me back into the lane aggressively. If I am moving into the next lane, the lane correction is so aggressively, I am afraid it is going to cause a collision. The brakes squeak and squeal constantly. They have oiled the brakes but it didn't work

2025 Mazda CX-90

Brakes have been really squeaky and seems like a common problem for other CX90 but no fix. Steering tends to feel “sticky” when doing certain turns and locks when you’re at the max radius and won’t return back

Seat Belts 4% 1 Read
2025 Mazda CX-90

Seatbelt got stuck between seat and seat frame. Seatbelt was stuck in the locked position and was neither able to be retracted or pulled out rendering the seatbelt unusable. This is a huge safety concern as we were stranded at night with small children and unable to use the seatbelt. A recall should be made to this…

Fuel/propulsion System 4% 1 Read
2025 Mazda CX-90

Recently, while driving our Mazda CX-90 (2025) we noticed a persistent and constant odor of fuel/gasoline vapors arise from the vehicle. We noticed this after driving the vehicle approximately 120 min from Las Vegas, NV to St. George, UT. The smell was intoxicating and nauseating. I took it into 2 local dealerships to…

Structure 4% 1 Read
2025 Mazda CX-90

My driver door would not open from the inside. Doors are unlocked, but only the driver side door will not open from the inside. Driver side door can only open from the outside

CX-90 years to avoid — and the clean ones

Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.

FIG.02·Mazda CX-90 complaints by model year
Model yearComplaintsTop systemCrashesFires
202527Electrical System1
ROWS 1·SOURCE NHTSA owner complaints

The same model year, different builds

Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.

FIG.03·Mazda CX-90 complaints by production series
MeasureValue
Distinct production series22
Average complaints per series1.2
Worst single series2 complaints
Average age at failure0.7 years
ROWS 4·SOURCE NHTSA owner complaints + ForCar

A model average of 1.2 hides a worst series at 2. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.

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How we count

Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,109,349 of them, covering 2,013 models built between 1981 and 2026.

A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.

Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.

Frequently asked questions

What are the worst years for the CX-90?

By complaint volume, 2025 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.

Which CX-90 years are the cleanest?

2025 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.

How many complaints does the Mazda CX-90 have?

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2025–2025. Of those, 1 describe a crash and 0 a fire.

Are these complaints verified?

No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.

Can I check complaints for one specific car?

Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.

Owner complaints from NHTSA, published as filed and unverified. Age at failure computed by ForCar from incident date and model year; production series grouped by the first 11 VIN characters. Last updated Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.
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