Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2008 Mazda Mazda5 has 2 recalls, 67 complaints.
2
Recalls
67
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
10V374000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 MAZDA3 AND MAZDA5 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2, 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2008. THESE VEHICLES ...
09E011000
EQUIPMENT
THULE, INC. IS RECALLING 2,323 OWNER-INSTALLED ROOF-MOUNTED FIT KITS, MODELS 3068 AND 3069, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 28, 2009...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2008 Mazda5 5-DR. Hatchback w/SAB
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Mazda 5 power steering system fails intermittently. The power steering light comes on and steering b... |
| Jan 17, 2022 | STEERING | Mazda 5 power steering system fails intermittently. The power steering light comes on and steering ... |
| Aug 28, 2021 | TIRES | We bought 4 of these tires 1/23/2018. The first failed within 3 months (passenger rear). The tire di... |
| Jul 8, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LOST CO... |
| May 17, 2019 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDIC... |
| Jun 19, 2018 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | I BOUGHT 4 KUMHO TIRES SIZED 205 50R17 FOR THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. IN AUGUST OF 2017, AT ABO... |
| Apr 20, 2018 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE... |
| May 1, 2017 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,ENGINE | 2008 MAZDA 5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION. *LD TH... |
| May 1, 2017 | STEERING | STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON STEERING GETS HEAVY |
| Jan 9, 2017 | STRUCTURE | REAR SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES THEY OPEN FINE AND THEN WILL NOT CLOSE, MEA... |
| Dec 19, 2016 | STRUCTURE | WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING, REAR SLIDING DOORS HAVE DIFFICULTY LATCHING TO THE POINT WHER... |
| Dec 17, 2016 | STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | REAR SLIDER DOORS FREEZE SHUT. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO OCCUR UNTIL IT... |
| Aug 4, 2015 | SUSPENSION | GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDS LIKE A ROCK BANGING IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL ... |
| May 28, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 MAZDA 5. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER HEARD A BANG SOU... |
| Jan 13, 2015 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THIS IS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST... |
| Sep 7, 2014 | SEAT BELTS | REAR SEATBELT JAM AND WILL NOT UNLATCHED. SEATBELT LOCKUP AND CHILD WAS LOCK IN BELT AND HAD TO BE C... |
| Jul 6, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS DRIVING MAZDA 5 AND STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT AS IT WAS RED. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I MOVE... |
| Feb 1, 2013 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | MAZDA5 2008 WEARING INSIDE OF TIRES PREMATURELY AND CUPPING. OUTSIDE EDGE OF TIRES REPORTED TO STILL... |
| Jun 23, 2012 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY. THE... |
| May 19, 2012 | VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE | NOTICED THE SEAL THAT SECURES THE WINDOW TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS AN 1/8 INCH OPENING, A BREA... |