Skip to content
Exterior lightingPart report

2012 Mazda CX-9 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
1%of 221 total for the year
Median mileage
13,694miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2012 Mazda CX-9, 1% of the 221 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,694 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.

“While traveling on the turnpike at 70 MPH at night my entire dash board, including speedometer, warning lights and temperature controls and head lights and back lights went blank and dark. Pulled off road and shut engine off. Was going to call road service, but turned engine on and everything came on. Drove another 15 minutes and the entire dashboard and head lights went out. Pulled off road and shut off engine and turned it on again and all was working again. Got home safely without more problems. Same problems with dashboard during daylight thereafter. …”

NHTSA complaint #10908268, filed 2016-09, 27,379 miles

“Both my tail lights form condensation. I contacted both the dealer and the corporation several times. The corporation maintains this is a normal occurrence that comes and goes depending on the weather conditions. Consequently they don't consider this a warranty issue, as a result they won't do anything to remedy the problem. The service manager from the dealership informed me that they use to replace the faulty unit until Mazda refused to reimburse them. Their excuse seems to be absurd considering the unit should be sealed.”

NHTSA complaint #10450216, filed 2012-03

“The contact owns a 2012 Mazda cx9. The contact stated that the headlights would provide more than 15 feet of illumination unless the highbeams were turned on. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer twice and the contact was told there was nothing wrong with the headlights. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 10 and the current mileage was 8,100.”

NHTSA complaint #10478358, filed 2012-10, 10 miles

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2022218%
201811%
201526%
201311%
201231%
201132%
201042%
200923%

Other parts of the 2012 Mazda CX-9

Brakes
143 complaintsEngine
25 complaintsAir bags
23 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Mazda CX-9

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