2012 Mazda MAZDA5 Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 37 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 110,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seats of the 2012 Mazda MAZDA5, 5% of the 37 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 110,300 miles. 2 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.
“Rear-ended while stopped by truck going under 20 MPH. Our heads struck headrests and driver and front passenger seats instantly reclined back onto front of children's car seats. They're legs would have been crushed at the knees if they were in the accident. Our necks were sore from whiplash.”
NHTSA complaint #11416664, filed 2021-05, 110,300 miles“We were rear ended and pushed into another car in front, and the front seats failed and reclined when we were rear ended. Airbags deployed but did not come in contact with us since we were forced to recline.”
NHTSA complaint #10484074, filed 2012-11Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Mazda MAZDA5
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsTires
7 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 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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