Mazda CX-7 — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 4,050 evidence records for the Mazda CX-7 (2007–2012), drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 3,088 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Engine762 (24.7%)
- Air bags (restraint system)544 (17.6%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2007–2012.
- Suspension470 (15.2%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2007–2012.
- Lights194 (6.3%)
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)168 (5.4%)
- Electrical system134 (4.3%)
Other / uncategorized: 88 classifications (2.8%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (2,260 records, model years 2007–2012) are most frequently classified under: engine, air bags (restraint system) and suspension.
- Manufacturer communications (1,736 records, model years 2007–2012) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Mileage reported when the issue occurred
- 1,496reports included a mileage
- 69,543average of those mileages
This is the mileage owners recorded at the time they reported, not an expected failure mileage and not a prediction for any individual vehicle. The lowest and highest figures on record are not shown: they are unverified odometer entries that include zeros and implausibly high readings, so they would not describe a real range. A median is not shown either, because the stored figures are group totals and a median cannot be recovered from them.
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 2007 786 records for 2007
- 2008 440 records for 2008
- 2009 312 records for 2009
- 2010 410 records for 2010
- 2011 400 records for 2011
- 2012 276 records for 2012
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 48mention a crash
- 84mention a fire
- 40mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 36
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 1,736
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 18
- Owner complaints NHTSA 2,260
Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle
These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.
A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.
Where to go next
- Mazda CX-7 coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.