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Mazda CX-90Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 431 owner complaints and 11 safety recalls on record for the Mazda CX-90.

Mazda CX-90
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints431Top: SteeringSafety recalls112024–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Bull-Doser, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Mazda CX-90 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the CX-90 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls2025Too new–/10037 complaints · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/100379 complaints · 11 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mazda CX-90 problems

All model years combined: 431 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Steering2065
Engine610
Electrical system541
Forward collision avoidance424
Power train350
Service brakes251
Fuel/propulsion system220
Vehicle speed control211
Lane departure201
14 other systems755
11 recalls

Mazda CX-90 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

90%Body control module: software25V-568 · 2024–2025 · Sep 2, 2025 · 104,854 vehicles97%Electrical system: software24V-814 · 2024–2025 · Oct 31, 2024 · 80,915 vehicles98%Propulsion system: inverter24V-817 · 2024 · Oct 31, 2024 · 14,902 vehicles97%Management system/energy control module (bms/becm): software24V-816 · 2024 · Oct 31, 2024 · 38,926 vehicles97%Engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)24V-815 · 2024 · Oct 31, 2024 · 31,488 vehicles80%Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking24V-349 · 2024 · May 16, 2024 · 9,914 vehicles99%Steering24V-022 · 2024 · Jan 18, 2024 · 43,454 vehicles98%Control module: software23V-719 · 2024 · Oct 26, 2023 · 4,252 vehicles99%Sensing system: camera23V-718 · 2024 · Oct 26, 2023 · 11,903 vehicles99%Warnings: external/pedestrian alert23V-553 · 2024 · Aug 4, 2023 · 17,600 vehicles94%Steering: critical fasteners23V-429 · 2024 · Jun 15, 2023 · 18 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the CX-90

  1. Momentary increase in steering effort after recall remedyRQ26002 · 2024–2025 · still open
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