2021 Mazda CX-5 forward collision avoidance problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2021 Mazda CX-5 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was sitting at a traffic light with my foot on the brake waiting to turn left onto Lee Highway from Fairfax County Parkway. Car jerked forward TWO times in a row, both times hitting the car in front of me. Our lane was at a dead stop waiting for the left hand arrow. The cars to the right of us…”
filed Jul 30, 2026
“The vehicle's Connectivity Master Unit (CMU) suffers from a severe, persistent electronic hardware malfunction that causes the central information display and dashboard telemetry to blink, cycle, and drop signals erratically. This specific hardware architecture failure threatens to corrupt data…”
filed Jul 16, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other CX-5 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 CX-5 | 6 | 24% |
| 2024 CX-5 | 6 | 15% |
| 2023 CX-5 | 5 | 8% |
| 2022 CX-5 | 4 | 6% |
| 2020 CX-5 | 11 | 10% |
| 2019 CX-5 | 16 | 6% |
| 2018 CX-5 | 13 | 4% |
| 2017 CX-5 | 4 | 3% |
| 2016 CX-5 | 2 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 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.