{"id":"2018_mazda_cx_9","make":"Mazda","make_slug":"mazda","model":"CX-9","model_slug":"cx-9","year":2018,"url":"/mazda/cx-9/2018/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":39183,"model":"CX-9 2WD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":22,"hwy":28,"comb":24,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":362,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2600,"save_spend":-1750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TKX","modified":"Wed Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2017"},{"id":39185,"model":"CX-9 4WD","pt":"gas","drive":"4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":20,"hwy":26,"comb":23,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":391,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2700,"save_spend":-2250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TKX","modified":"Wed Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2017"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"21V875000","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP","mfr":"Mazda North American Operations","reported":"2021-11-12","owner_notified":"2022-07-18","units":121038,"summary":"Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2018 Mazda3, Mazda6, 2019 CX-3, 2018-2019 MX-5, CX-5, CX-9, and 2019-2020 Mazda2 vehicles.  The impeller inside the low-pressure fuel pump may crack and deform, potentially causing the fuel pump to fail.","consequence":"Fuel pump failure may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the fuel pumps, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2022.  Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 4.  Mazda's number for this recall is 5321K.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"5321K","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"19V403000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","mfr":"Mazda North American Operations","reported":"2019-05-30","owner_notified":"2019-07-26","units":7854,"summary":"Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2018 CX-9 vehicles.  The wiring harness may disrupt electrical communications and disable the passenger frontal air bag, turn signals, and/or engine starting system.","consequence":"The passenger frontal air bag may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.  Inoperable turn signals prevent the driver from signaling to other drivers, increasing the risk of crash.","remedy":"Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will repair the wiring harnesses, free of charge.  The recall began July 26, 2019.  Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, Option 4.  Mazda's number for this recall is 3419E.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"3419E","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":126,"crash":4,"fire":1,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",74],["Unspecified",19],["Electrical System",15],["Power Train",13],["Service Brakes",11],["Fuel/Propulsion System",5]],"by_year":{"2017":1,"2018":2,"2019":5,"2020":3,"2021":5,"2022":21,"2023":39,"2024":30,"2025":10,"2026":10},"excerpts":[["2023-02-21","Electrical System","The main infotainment display randomly exhibited \"spider cracking\" which obstructs the view of the material being displayed within the screen. It is unsafe because the operator is unable to see maps, time, locations, controls, reverse cameras, etc. All of these are displayed in the screen and, due to the manufacturing \u2026"],["2023-01-15","Engine","Driving the car home from work, the engine temperature gauge started to go up high. I added coolant that same night. Went to the dealership for a check up. I was told the coolant was coming out from the back of the engine and will need to partial repair the engine. Only 75k miles in the engine and that was an estimate \u2026"],["2022-12-27","Engine","After owning this used vehicle for about 11 months, the engine temperature gauge indicated the car was running hot - about 240 degrees. After inspecting the vehicle at home, we added coolant to the system. This helped maintain engine temperature temporarily, but we noted over the next several weeks that the coolant was\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.151,"seats":7,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.159,"seats":7,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":31,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":24,"ncap":5,"complaints":126},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}