2015 Mazda CX-5 vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2015 Mazda CX-5 — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2015 Mazda CX-5 with 91,000 miles on it. Automatic transmission has failed. When I attempted to pull out into traffic the vehicle would not shift into 2nd gear and instead jerked hard and the engine RPMs revved up. I was not able to get the vehicle past 10mph. This failure with the transmission…”
filed Sep 8, 2022
“Driving normally, suddenly at an on-ramp, car would no longer accelerate. I hit the gas a couple times and engine just revved, and the car was jerky as if struggling to change gear. Anything over 3,000 rpm it would not drive. I also noticed electrical problems with radio and lights at the same…”
filed May 31, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other CX-5 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 CX-5 | 5 | 20% |
| 2024 CX-5 | 5 | 12% |
| 2023 CX-5 | 3 | 5% |
| 2022 CX-5 | 2 | 3% |
| 2021 CX-5 | 8 | 6% |
| 2020 CX-5 | 5 | 5% |
| 2019 CX-5 | 12 | 5% |
| 2018 CX-5 | 13 | 4% |
| 2017 CX-5 | 6 | 4% |
| 2016 CX-5 | 13 | 3% |
| 2014 CX-5 | 9 | 2% |
| 2013 CX-5 | 22 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2015 Mazda CX-5
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.