2013 Mazda CX-5 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 38about this part
- Share
- 20%of 194 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 34,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 38 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2013 Mazda CX-5, 20% of the 194 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Bought my car with 40k miles on it from a Mazda dealership in aurora colorado in 2017. I'm at 106k now and I thought I needed wheel bearings on the front driver side tire. Turns out it's the drive train and a transmission failing. My vehicle hums on the front driver side when I accelerate. This issue began just over 100k miles.”
NHTSA complaint #11361260, filed 2020-09, 104,000 miles“This has been happening for the last 2 years. I've taken it to 2 different Mazda dealerships for a total of 5 times and they cannot duplicate the issue or find any problems running diagnostics. My car has 50,000 miles on it and is a 2013 Mazda CX-5. When I bought it had 20,000 miles on it and I started noticing a few months after I bought it. …”
NHTSA complaint #11018673, filed 2017-08, 20,000 miles“The car will not turn off when I put it in park. The accessories ie radio won't turn off and I am unable to lock my car as the alarm keeps beeping this morning I have a dead battery and see that this is a common recurrent problem Mazda has. This has been happening intermittently for about a week.”
NHTSA complaint #11102304, filed 2018-06, 120,000 miles“When I press the button to turn off the car, the accessories do not turn off. The radio continues to play, etc. I have to restart the car and turn it off again. I repeat until the car finally turns off. I leave the radio on in case I forget and my battery runs down. From researching I have found it is a bad shifter position switch and everyone is having the same problem. Scarey my car was parked at the time.”
NHTSA complaint #11092589, filed 2018-05, 92,000 miles“Mazda cx 5 2013, has intermittent loss of power. Most noticeable when trying to cross the highway &/or merge into traffic.(scary) took it in for Mazda recall 8915k PCM, this did not fix the issue. Mazda service tech had same issue. (note I took it to a local ase certified shop where it did the same thing prior to taking to Mazda--which is why I took it to the dealer). So no solution and not safe to drive.”
NHTSA complaint #10919902, filed 2016-10, 81,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 11009654Oct 24, 2024The SKYACTIV-DRIVE FW6A-EL AT uses “Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) Type: FZ”. Only use “ATF-FZ” to fill or top off the fluid level. ATF-FZ is specially designed for use in…
- 11007010Aug 7, 2024Some customer's might state that they notice fluid or oil leaking/dripping on the ground when the vehicle is parked. For this concern, inspect the vehicle for any trace of a…
- 10251387Feb 12, 2024Mazda has developed factory recommended scheduled maintenance services that support all major vehicle systems. Mazda recommends dealers follow the scheduled maintenance tables as…
- 10237199May 17, 2023Some vehicles may experience the check engine light and automatic transaxle warning light ON with one or more of these DTCs stored in the TCM memory (P0842, P0847, P0872, P0877…
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- 10222564Sep 26, 2022Some customers may experience a squeaking noise may be heard from the exhaust manifold when the idle speed drops from fast idle to normal idle speed during cold start. This is…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 6% |
| 2025 | 3 | 10% |
| 2024 | 3 | 6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 4% |
| 2022 | 5 | 8% |
| 2021 | 17 | 11% |
| 2020 | 8 | 7% |
| 2019 | 32 | 12% |
| 2018 | 42 | 12% |
| 2017 | 11 | 7% |
| 2016 | 51 | 10% |
| 2015 | 19 | 14% |
| 2014 | 50 | 13% |
| 2013 | 38 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2013 Mazda CX-5
58 complaintsEngine
42 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 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Mazda CX-5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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