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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2024 Mazda CX-50 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
9%of 35 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2024 Mazda CX-50, 9% of the 35 complaints for this model year.

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.

“Two things here. One is when using adaptive cruise control; when there is a car in front that is going slower than your speed your car will slow down. But when it goes out of the way the car will just rev up as much as it can and just catch up to speed. My Camry before this had two options of speeding up; one slower than the other so it saves the transmission. Also, my engine would randomly be at higher rpm’s than usual when at park. It would idle higher than go lower than back and forth. …”

NHTSA complaint #11588107, filed 2024-05

“On 02/27/2026, a 2024 Mazda CX-50 (20700 miles) exhibited a severe burning smell following a 3-hour highway drive and a subsequent steep, 2-mile mountain climb to a restaurant in Jasper, TN. The smell was strongly observed by multiple occupants upon exiting the vehicle. On 03/02/2026, a technician at Mazda of Knoxville confirmed via video a 'flat grease ring' slung onto the undercarriage, indicative of a centrifugal lubricant leak from the driveshaft/CV assembly. …”

NHTSA complaint #11724821, filed 2026-03

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026321%
20251026%
202439%
2023711%

Other parts of the 2024 Mazda CX-50

Electrical system
8 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
6 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Lane departure
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Mazda CX-50

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 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