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2021 Mazda CX-30 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
8%of 101 total for the year
Median mileage
31,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2021 Mazda CX-30, 8% of the 101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While I was driving on I-90, I lost control of the acceleration of my vehicle. The vehicle was towed and has been diagnosed with a failed transmission! The car would not accelerate or it would accelerate in bursts or rapidly slow down. I was able to pull over and the car failed to move at all after. My safety and others was put at risk as I lost the ability to control the speed of the vehicle on a road where the speed limit is 65mph in traffic around me. …”

NHTSA complaint #11609112, filed 2024-08

“Adaptive cruise control on at 70mph, speeding car pulls into my lane with no gap (completely cut me off), hard brake by computer, I did not tap the brake to take it off of cruise, car that had cut me off zigs into another lane while adaptive cruise control has car at about 40 mph due to hard brake. As car in front pulls out of the lane, adaptive cruise control guns the engine to 3500-4000 rpm since there was no obstruction in front of it anymore and it wanted to go back to the 70 mph preset. During this incident the Engine Malfunction light comes on, warning to get car serviced. …”

NHTSA complaint #11543303, filed 2023-09

“After setting the adaptive cruise control, and overriding it with the accelerator pedal when approaching a vehicle in front of me to pass it, my vehicle briefly accelerated hard while switching lanes after clearing the vehicle in front of me. This happened even though I had taken my foot off the accelerator already. My current speed was also slightly higher than the set cruise speed. E.g. I set it to 75, I was driving 77 and it jumped up to 80 for a short while before settling back to 75. This acceleration happened right as I cleared the vehicle in front of me and I was in the other lane. …”

NHTSA complaint #11525939, filed 2023-06

“The contact owned 2021 Mazda CX-30. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle in the parking garage at her workplace, the contact reversed and then straightened the steering wheel; however, after shifting to drive and attempting to drive 6-10 feet forward into the parking space, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated and crashed into a pillar before coming to a stop. The contact stated that the engine had revved up, and the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound before the vehicle unintendedly accelerated. …”

NHTSA complaint #11635826, filed 2025-01, 31,000 miles

“Randomly accelerated on its own; burns oil- low oil levels twice in 6 months; randomly says cruise control is available under 25 mph when car is traveling at highway speeds; the unlock and lock functions randomly fail; lift gate randomly opens; alarm system randomly goes off; TERRIBLE fuel economy (18-21 mpg)”

NHTSA complaint #11468850, filed 2022-06

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202528%
202413%
202328%
202213%
202188%

Other parts of the 2021 Mazda CX-30

Engine
49 complaints
Electrical system
14 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
12 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Brakes
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Air bags
3 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Mazda CX-30

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology