2025 MAZDA CX-90

2 recalls, 39 complaints - 1 TSBs - 5/5 safety rating

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

Defect Description

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2024-2025 CX-90 and 2025 CX-70 mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEV). The fuel gauge in the instrument cluster may display an inaccurate fuel reading.

Consequence

An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2025. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 6. The manufacturer's number for this recall is 78251. The information in your report suggests th... Read more

104,854 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

Defect Description

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2024-2025 CX-90 and 2025 CX-70 vehicles equipped with a Dash Electrical Supply Unit (ESU). During vehicle startup, the defroster, seat belt warning, 360° view monitor functions, and the PHEV high-voltage battery cooling system may not fu... Read more

Consequence

An ESU that does not function properly, increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will reprogram the Dash ESU with improved software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2024. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 6. Mazda's number for this recall is 7124J.

80,915 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations

Complaint Statistics

39 total complaints 4 crashes 2 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
ENGINE	5
POWER TRAIN	5
STEERING	4
SERVICE BRAKES	4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL	2
SUSPENSION	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	1

Incident date: Jul 4, 2026

My car is literally stalling out on me. It started by sputtering when I put my foot on the gas a week or so ago. Then today It literally started just losing power while driving. It’s not throwing any codes but that’s super dangerous and this car is only a year old. I am extremely concerned for m... Read more

Incident date: Jul 4, 2026

Incident date: Jun 12, 2026

My driver door would not open from the inside. Doors are unlocked, but only the driver side door will not open from the inside. Driver side door can only open from the outside.

Incident date: Dec 11, 2025

The issue involves the driver’s-side blind spot monitoring system. In my experience, the system does not recognize or alert me to vehicles approaching from behind in the adjacent lane until they are nearly even with the driver’s door. In many situations, the blind spot warning light does not ill... Read more

Incident date: Dec 11, 2025

The contact owns a 2026 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while using the cruise control at 60 MPH, the vehicle began to accelerate. The contact was able to depress the brake pedal to avoid a crash. The cruise control was restarted and set to 50 MPH, and the vehicle accelerated again witho... Read more

Incident date: Dec 11, 2025

Rear windshield has shattered spontaneously 3 times. 2 insurance claims have been filed, along with 3 transit police reports.

Incident date: Apr 18, 2026

My vehicle has been in the shop over 6 times due to the malfunctioning of the EMERGENCY BREAKING SYSTEM. Less then 2.5wks after I purchased this vehicle, I started experiencing my E brake randomly engaging while driving it down the road. I called the dealership. They suggested I bring it to a jeep d... Read more

Incident date: Apr 18, 2026

Hybrid battery recall was replaced and failed a month later for a second time burning other systems and causing a compete failure in the car. It failed in a deserted portion of [XXX] while traveling from [XXX] to [XXX] for important business. This left me stranded in the middle of the [XXX] dese... Read more

Incident date: Apr 18, 2026

Incident date: Sep 30, 2025

On multiple occasions while driving in rain/snow/ice, the vehicle will initially throw an "i-ACTIVESENSE Partially Disabled Due to Camera Malfunction" error. This initially disables adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, blind spot detection, etc. This error immediately then cascades to throw a "Dyn... Read more

Incident date: Sep 30, 2025

On Monday, April 6th, I was turning into a parking lot and the braking system, specifically the anti-lock braking system (ABS) and electronic brake control module, appeared to malfunction. While driving, I received a warning indicating the ABS was off, and the brake pedal became soft with reduced st... Read more

Incident date: Sep 30, 2025

In 2023 antifreeze was found in the engine cylinder chambers causing the engine to run rough. We purchased the repair/replacement of a new head gasket at a cost of $3500.00. Now, it is Apirl 2026 and we have developed the same issue plus internal oil leaking in the turbo. Our repair shop says ... Read more

Incident date: Jan 10, 2026

While driving in traffic on a 2 lane road with small shoulders, the engine stopped, dash indicated automatic shift to neutral, restart vehicle. vehicle coasted to a stop partially blocking the lane due to lack of shoulder and size of vehicle. Turned off ignition and attempted to restart. there was a... Read more

Incident date: Dec 22, 2025

Iccu failure and defective drivers seat. Was covered under warranty but took over a year to finish all defective parts. Still not 100%

Incident date: Mar 18, 2026

L87 engine failure 4 months after it passed the recall test. Experienced shuddering and rpm fluctuation with the cruise control set. Was thinking torque converter. Got it replaced under warranty and the the issues were still there. A week after new TC the truck was running very rough driving down th... Read more

Incident date: Mar 18, 2026

My vehicle was recalled NOV. 2024! It is going on TWO years with this not being fixed. Totally un-acceptable. Why is nothing being done about this? Somebody needs to step up.

Incident date: Mar 19, 2026

This 2025 RAV4 hybrid XLE Premium is in permanent shape of inoperable due to continues electrical system that drains the 12v battery. Anytime I want to drive the car I have to charge the 12v battery for 3-4 hours before I can attempt to drive the car. This is all the time problems that start about... Read more

Incident date: Mar 19, 2026

My vehicle completely shut off while I was driving with my children in the car. The dealership replaced the battery but never identified the root cause. Since then my car has been experiencing RPM surging while in Park — the engine revs up and down repeatedly on its own. The vehicle also feels slu... Read more

Incident date: Mar 19, 2026

Incident date: Mar 14, 2026

My coolant control valve has failed, the dealership is saying the radiator is now leaking at a weld. They said this is a know issue, but are refusing to repair it. It is caused by the know failing ccv, causing the radiator to overheat.

Incident date: Mar 14, 2026

On March 14, 2026, I was attempting to turn left into a parking stall within a busy shopping center lot when my vehicle suddenly accelerated unexpectedly. I lost all control of both the steering and the braking systems. This resulted in my vehicle striking a parked car to my left, jumping a cemented... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jan 1, 2026

There is a dash light coming on and warning saying “front radar obstruction” causing car to randomly brake, and cruise control not to work. Thought it was originally from a deer I hit March 30, 2025. Replaced sensors, cameras, emblem, checked wiring, recalibrated, multiple diagnostic test all do... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jan 1, 2026

The car only has 79 miles and the transmission is slugglisg it has a delay in it when you accelerate. and lots of 2019 Jeep Cherokee latitude plus have been recalled for the transmission. Just not my VIN number, but my car is having an exact same problem as the other 2019.

Incident date: Feb 24, 2026

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the rearview camera was intermittently inoperable, and the image was distorted while reversing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the rearview camera was replaced at the owner's expense. The vehicle was repaired. The contact later r... Read more

Incident date: Feb 24, 2026

Power steering failed without warning whilst driving at highway speed on i26, no warnings nor warning lights displayed. Vehicle remained operable, whilst difficult to steer I continued to next exit. As I slowed to a stop the power steering suddenly functioned again. This could lead to a fatal acci... Read more

Incident date: Dec 15, 2025

I had my car in the shop for electrical problems. Place took it too couldnt fix the problem. When my cross patern snd blind spot light comes on makes me not have defrost or heat. . They replaced the heater module worked for 15 minutes then stopped working. Have a catalic converter error smoke error ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 4, 2026

I seen there were some issues going around with the 6r80 and wanted to voice my concerns as I am having this issue as well. Intermittently ive been having issues where ill be driving, could be doing 65 down the highway. The wrench light pops up for a second and my truck slams down into 2nd or 3rd ge... Read more

Incident date: Feb 4, 2026

Incident date: Jan 10, 2026

Vehicle has experienced multiple incidents of sudden loss of propulsion, including at highway speeds. Engine revs when accelerator is applied but vehicle does not accelerate, as if in neutral. Multiple warning lights illuminate, including “Service Transmission.” I narrowly avoided a rear-end col... Read more

Incident date: Dec 16, 2025

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the contact's husband smelled an abnormal burning odor coming from the front of the vehicle. Upon inspection, both the contact and her husband noticed that there was an oil leak. The vehicle was taken to an in... Read more

Incident date: Nov 8, 2025

Unknown and it's whole electrical system is failing and constantly keeps shutting the car off saying no key detected and strands me more places than I can count it's stalled out in the middle of the road and said no key detected and I had to wait for it to basically let me start the car back up afte... Read more

Incident date: Nov 8, 2025

Incident date: Sep 1, 2025

I was driving the service brake assembly light came on the. Then the service stability control light came on, I couldn't do anything, I remember hitting my head off the steering wheel in which air bags did not deploy. Thank god it didn't hit someone else.

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Sep 1, 2025

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Sep 10, 2025

Check engine light on, message saying "steering assist reduced drive with care", engine temperature gauge not moving from C, and AC not working. I have taken it in to be fixed 3x, and they have fixed it 2/3 times but the message has come back again. It is a big issue in 2019/2020 blazers according t... Read more

Incident date: Mar 3, 2025

I have had a on going issue with using the touch pad which controls the GPS navigation , mobile phone and FM & XM radio operation. Trying to use any of these while driving or even when the vehicle stopped on the side of the road is very dangerous . The display screen is not a touch screen like most ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 22, 2024

I was in a school line waiting for my children. I went to hit the gas to move and the car said “maintenance required” and then flashed other warning lights “low power steering fluid and engine light.” Then the car turned off and screens were flashing. I tried to restart the car but the steer... Read more

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2025 MAZDA CX-90

2025 Mazda CX-90 SUV AWD

Category	Rating
Overall Rating	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash, Driver	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Frontal Crash, Passenger	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Side Crash	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Driver	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Passenger	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover	4 / 5 ★★★★☆
Rollover Risk	15.5%

Safety Technology

Feature	Status
Electronic Stability Control	Standard
Forward Collision Warning	Standard
Lane Departure Warning	Standard

Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings Program. Ratings are based on crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Technical Service Bulletins, 2025 MAZDA CX-90

1 manufacturer communications from 1 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
100000 POWER TRAIN	1

100000 POWER TRAIN

Due to limitations, certain vehicles from 2016 to current models might display an inaccurate transmission part number in the Global Electronic Parts Catalog (GEPC). To provide support in such cases, a temporary lookup guide has been develop

NHTSA Safety Investigations, MAZDA CX-90

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

RQ, Open , Model Year: 2024

Momentary increase in steering effort after recall remedy

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 26 complaints and several Early Warning Reporting (EWR) Field Reports alleging intermittent and brief increases in steering effort (described as “sticky steering”) during the drive cycle in model year (MY) 2024 CX-90 vehicles manufactured by... Read more

MAZDA CX-90 - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the MAZDA CX-90 across all model years (2024, 2025).

13 Total Recalls

500 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

22 Reported Crashes

9 Reported Fires

2 Reported Deaths

MAZDA CX-90 - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2026	0	8	View
2025 (current)	2	39
2024	11	453	View

Other MAZDA Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
MAZDA6	98	2,911	View
TRIBUTE	65	2,831	View
B-SERIES TRUCK	65	888	View
MAZDA3	64	3,983	View
CX-9	59	1,796	View
626	54	3,892	View
MPV	44	1,157	View
RX-8	42	1,003	View

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2025 MAZDA CX-90

Complaint Statistics

Top Reported Components

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2025 MAZDA CX-90

Safety Technology

Technical Service Bulletins, 2025 MAZDA CX-90

Most Affected Components

NHTSA Safety Investigations, MAZDA CX-90

MAZDA CX-90 - All Years Overview

MAZDA CX-90 - Year by Year

Other MAZDA Models