2013 Mazda CX-5 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 194 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 18,540miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2013 Mazda CX-5, 1% of the 194 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,540 miles.
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.
“Cx-5 vehicle experienced a dangerous loss of engine/transmission power shortly after accelerating from a full stop at a stoplight. Several console warning lights illuminated including at, TPMS, cel, & tcs. Another accelerating vehicle directly behind CX-5 narrowly avoided rear ending the CX-5. Cx-5 slowed down to low gears/rpms and came to a full stop. Driver turned off the vehicle, and then re-started it. Only warning light remained illuminated was the cel. Vehicle engine/transmission would not shift past low speed gears. …”
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Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Mazda CX-5
58 complaintsEngine
42 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
38 complaintsOther or unknown
28 complaintsBrakes
26 complaintsVehicle speed control
22 complaintsElectronic stability control
15 complaintsBody and structure
15 complaintsSeats
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsSteering
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Mazda CX-5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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