2016 Mazda CX-5 vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2016 Mazda CX-5 — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My wife was driving our 2016 Mazda CX-5, and was getting ready to pull into our daughters' driveway. My wife slowed down to a stop before entering the driveway. She gave the vehicle some gas to move forward. She stated that there was a pause, then the vehicle accelerated forward slamming into the…”
filed Apr 28, 2026
“11/19/2023 - About 8 pm. on November 17, 2023, I was parking at my condo parking lot and slowly drove the car into the parking space when all of a sudden the car accelerated on its own. I immediately pressed on the brake pedal and it stopped. I felt fortunate that nobody was on the sidewalk. The…”
filed Nov 19, 2023
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 | 19% |
| 2024 CX-5 | 5 | 11% |
| 2023 CX-5 | 4 | 6% |
| 2022 CX-5 | 2 | 3% |
| 2021 CX-5 | 8 | 6% |
| 2020 CX-5 | 5 | 5% |
| 2019 CX-5 | 12 | 4% |
| 2018 CX-5 | 13 | 4% |
| 2017 CX-5 | 6 | 4% |
| 2015 CX-5 | 12 | 9% |
| 2014 CX-5 | 9 | 2% |
| 2013 CX-5 | 22 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 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.