2013 Mazda CX-5 Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2013 Mazda CX-5, 30% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 75,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “turn off” (53% of reports).
- 58electrical system complaints
- 75,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 47%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Turn off: mentioned in 31 of 58 complaints (53%)
- Park push: mentioned in 7 of 58 complaints (12%)
- Tire pressure: mentioned in 7 of 58 complaints (12%)
- Completely shut: mentioned in 6 of 58 complaints (10%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 46 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 58 complaints, 1 a fire.
Mazda CX-5 electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 CX-5 | 5 | 31% | 930 |
| 2025 CX-5 | 6 | 21% | 4,200 |
| 2024 CX-5 | 3 | 7% | 17,655 |
| 2023 CX-5 | 9 | 14% | 4,000 |
| 2022 CX-5 | 6 | 9% | 46,000 |
| 2021 CX-5 | 12 | 8% | 3,015 |
| 2020 CX-5 | 30 | 28% | 2,741 |
| 2019 CX-5 | 46 | 17% | 2,750 |
| 2018 CX-5 | 29 | 8% | 3,000 |
| 2017 CX-5 | 44 | 29% | 4,150 |
| 2016 CX-5 | 71 | 14% | 34,900 |
| 2015 CX-5 | 8 | 6% | 46,000 |
| 2014 CX-5 | 132 | 35% | 63,500 |
| 2013 CX-5 | 58 | 30% | 75,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2013 Mazda CX-5. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The car does not turn off when I put it in park and push the ON/OFF button. I have to start and turn off multiple times and jiggle the gear shift multiple times before it turns off. Sometimes even that doesn't work. Because the car doesn't completely turn off, it runs the battery down which leaves…
My car does not turn off when you push the ignition button. I spoke to Mazda's parts manager about this, and his wife had the same issue and the same model and year as my car. He told me that it is the Parking Lever switch. I feel that not being able to turn your car off is a safety issue. I filed…
When you shut the car off the radio and other components do not shut down. You have to start the car back up and put in gear then back in park and shut the car off (sometimes two or three times) to get everything to shut down. This is getting worse over time.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2013 Mazda CX-5s have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 58 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2013 Mazda CX-5 (30% of the 194 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2013 Mazda CX-5 electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 75,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2013 Mazda CX-5?
The most frequent phrase is “turn off”, in 31 of 58 complaints, followed by “park push” (7).
See all 2013 Mazda CX-5 problems or electrical system problems across all CX-5 years.