2018 Mazda CX-5 vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2018 Mazda CX-5 — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The issue started happening [XXX]. I was driving home and the car went into limp mode. Several errors came on the heads up display and on the dashboard. At first I could not go faster than 31mph, then it dropped down to 17mph, then to 7mph by the time I got home. 1.When accelerating from a stop…”
filed Aug 21, 2024
“UNKNOWN My vehicle stalls while I’m driving. My RPM tends to stay at one number when this happens. I was nearly struck by a vehicle while trying to merge onto the highway. This is very dangerous. There’s also I light that comes on my dashboard that seems to be indicating an accident or something of…”
filed Aug 2, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other CX-5 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 CX-5 | 5 | 20% |
| 2024 CX-5 | 5 | 12% |
| 2023 CX-5 | 3 | 5% |
| 2022 CX-5 | 2 | 3% |
| 2021 CX-5 | 8 | 6% |
| 2020 CX-5 | 5 | 5% |
| 2019 CX-5 | 12 | 5% |
| 2017 CX-5 | 6 | 4% |
| 2016 CX-5 | 13 | 3% |
| 2015 CX-5 | 12 | 9% |
| 2014 CX-5 | 9 | 2% |
| 2013 CX-5 | 22 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Mazda CX-5
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.