{"id":"2026_mazda_cx_5","make":"Mazda","make_slug":"mazda","model":"CX-5","model_slug":"cx-5","year":2026,"url":"/mazda/cx-5/2026/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":50290,"model":"CX-5 4WD","pt":"gas","drive":"4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":24,"hwy":30,"comb":26,"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":339,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":2400,"save_spend":-750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"TKX","modified":"Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2026"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[],"recall_count":0,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":100,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":14,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Unspecified",6],["Electrical System",5],["Visibility/Wiper",3],["Equipment",1],["Back Over Prevention",1],["Forward Collision Avoidance",1]],"by_year":{"2026":14},"excerpts":[["2026-08-19","Exterior Lighting","The Mazda cx5 2026 I purchased has a white film behind both headlights. Mazda refuses to replace headlights stating this is normal. However it is a manufacturing defect. This is a structural problem from outgassing causing a permanent haze on inside of each lens which is considered to be a night visibility hazard. I bo\u2026"],["2026-08-07","Visibility/Wiper","Have a cracked windshield from a chip near the wiper area Mazda says needs to be replaced But they are on National back order Was told that when the windshield caves in or collapses Then an emergency order can be put in"],["2026-06-29","Visibility/Wiper","The windshield of my 2026 Mazda CX-5 suddenly fractured and developed a severe crack without any external road hazard or heavy stone impact. Under micro-photography, the root of the crack presents as a smooth, continuous stress fracture (\"white line\") with no physical crater or concentric shattering pattern. The author\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[],"popularity":29,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":26,"ncap":null,"complaints":14},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}