Mazda CX-50 by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG
Every Mazda CX-50 model year since 2023: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash tests.
Every model year since 2023 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 38 mpg combined, arrived in 2025 and has held since. Includes the CX-50 Hybrid. The CX-5 has its own pages.
Complaints in each year's first three years
Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and launch or final years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | First 3 years | All complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
Most reported: brakes |
48 | 63 | 2 |
Year by year
| Model year | Best rating | Recalls | Complaints | Crash test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 |
38 mpg Hybrid |
0 | 13 | |
2025 |
38 mpg Hybrid |
5 | 47 | |
2024 |
27 mpg Gas |
1 | 33 | |
2023 |
27 mpg Gas |
2 | 63 |
Owner complaints by model year
All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.
2023: 63 complaintsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 47 |
| 2026 | 13 |
Best combined rating by model year
The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 26 to 28 mpg (every year from 2023 to 2026); highest in 2025. Hybrid: 38 mpg (2025 to 2026).
- Best gas version
- Best hybrid version
2026: gas 26 mpg · hybrid 38 mpgTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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| Model year | Best gas version | Best hybrid version |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | – |
| 2024 | 27 | – |
| 2025 | 28 | 38 |
| 2026 | 26 | 38 |
Comparisons
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Questions
Which Mazda CX-50 years have the most problems?
Only one Mazda CX-50 model year has three full years of complaints so far: the 2023 (48). That's too few to rank the years fairly. The 2024, 2025, and 2026 are not ranked yet: they have had fewer than three full years on the road.
Which Mazda CX-50 years have the most recalls?
The 2025 has the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (5), then the 2023 (2). A recall can cover a problem that affects only a few cars, so open a year's page to see what each one covers. No recall for 2023 to 2026 models tells owners not to drive the car or to park it outside.
What are the most common Mazda CX-50 problems?
Of the 156 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2023 to 2026 models, the areas named most are brakes (19%), forward collision avoidance (19%), and powertrain (15%). One complaint can name more than one area. The recalls and problems page for each year breaks this down further.
Which Mazda CX-50 year has the best MPG?
The best EPA fuel economy is 38 mpg combined, first reached by the 2025 hybrid version and matched by every year since.
Sources and method
- US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 18, 2026.
- NHTSA recall file dated Sep 29, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Sep 28, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.
Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.