Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the electrical and body and structure. The 6 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2022Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/6 checked
2022 Mazda CX-9: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/2
Engine off, key in hand0/2
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/1
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/1
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2022's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2022 Mazda CX-9. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5L 4-cyl | 4WD | 23 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2022 Mazda CX-9, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
The driver's seat heater can get hot enough to burn skin. The one injury report describes first-degree burns and blistering on the backs of both thighs after several hours of driving on the highest heat setting. The burns happened through pants. The other complaint in this category is a lightning strike on the highway, which is an outside event and does not point to a defect. With only 2 complaints on file, no wider electrical pattern shows up.
Body fasteners come loose and front bumper panels crack without any impact. One report finds several windshield header bolts and cowl panel fasteners loose at about 44,000 miles. The concern is that the windshield could shift, and that vibration or noise could distract the driver at highway speed. Another report describes a crack forming on the front bumper near the front combination light at 36,000 miles on a car that has never been in an accident. Neither report describes a crash or a part coming off. Only 2 complaints are on file.
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2022 has the fewest owner complaints of the 6 CX-9 years we cover, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2022 is the seventh model year of the CX-9's second generation (2016–2024).
Cars shoppers compare with the Mazda CX-9, with their own 2022 checklists.
2022 owner complaints, side by side
