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2006 Mazda MAZDA5 Brakes Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
12%of 78 total for the year
Median mileage
25,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the brakes of the 2006 Mazda MAZDA5, 12% of the 78 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,000 miles. 1 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.

“Road dry, no pot holes, clean, approaching a red light, applied the brakes no there was nothing. Pushed harder, nothing, again nothing. Finally with my hand on the emergency brake, I removed my foot from the brake and jammed it on again and they finally caught. I barely missed crossing traffic and was almost in the middle of the intersection. My speed could not have been more than 35 MPH at the time.”

NHTSA complaint #10222586, filed 2008-03, 30,330 miles

“I was coming up to a stop sign and stepped on the brakes and nothing happened. I tried again and again and finally tromped on them and the car finally stopoped. I was half way into the intersection and narrowly missed the cross traffic. I immediately when to the Mazda dealer less than 1/2 mile down the road. When the checked the car they could not find any problems with the brakes or braking system. They inquired about the road and it was dry and unbroken pavement (no potholes). No ice or water on the road at the time. …”

NHTSA complaint #10222200, filed 2008-03, 30,275 miles

“My 2006 MAZDA5 with automatic transmission has 28,000 miles. The parking brake can be pulled up fully when the car is parked, yet it does not stop the vehicle from moving once put in drive. I can easily drive the car without realizing the parking brake is on. On all my other vehicles, the parking brake stops the vehicle when it is applied whether in drive or park. It appears to be a very weak parking brake, which leads me to believe it is basically useless. The brake doesn't have the necessary strength to hold the car in place when parked.”

NHTSA complaint #10268272, filed 2009-05, 25,000 miles

“The handbrake on my 2006 Mazda 5 does not stop the car from rolling backwards when it's parked on an incline. This has happened to me twice now. The first time it was parked on a small incline in a parking lot and proceeded to roll backwards and hit a curb causing considerable damage to the bumper. The second time it was parked at a steeper incline and again rolled backwards down a very large hill and finally ended up on a neighbor's lawn. I am extremely fortunate that it did not cause more damage or injury to the numerous children that play on that street. …”

NHTSA complaint #10265017, filed 2009-04, 20,000 miles

“I am the owner of a MAZDA5- manual transmission. I parked my car in my driveway and engaged the brake. My daughter re-entered the car about 1 hour later, as she got in the car and sat down she felt it move and hopped out. The car rolled down our driveway hit a tree with the door still open and crashed into another car. I am not sure if the brake was completely engaged or it just failed. I have photos of the accident. The brake is engaged in the photo. The entire right side of the car will have to be replaced. The right side and door were mangled by the tree. …”

NHTSA complaint #10165608, filed 2006-08, 5,500 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015222%
2014433%
2013625%
2012719%
201035%
200935%
200811%
200735%
2006912%

Other parts of the 2006 Mazda MAZDA5

Suspension
20 complaintsTires
18 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
5 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Mazda MAZDA5

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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