2016 Mazda Cx-9 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2016 Mazda Cx-9. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 141 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The cylinder head (which involves the engine cooling system) has a known manufacturer defect that affects all year/models of the mazda cx-9 with turbo. The manufacturing defect poses a risk to motor vehicle safety in a group of vehicles or equipment of the same design and/or manufacturer.…”
“I own a 2016 mazda cx9 touring fwd (180k miles). Today my car was diagnosed with cracked cylinder head, resulting in coolant and oil leak from the head gasket. While there is a class action settlement about it where mazda accepted the manufacturing defect, they do not cover the engine…”
“Cylinder head crack. Combustion gasses leaking into coolant causing overheat. Combustion gasses bleeding into oil causing excessive crankcase pressure.”
“In june of 2022 I started having a strong antifreeze/engine coolant smell inside the cab of my vehicle and also outside the vehicle. I had the car checked for a radiator leak, but there wasn’t one. I took my car into my local mazda where they found that the engine coolant was leaking into the…”
“Engine failure with crack in the engine after a loss of coolant fluid.”
“Vehicle failed to turn off the engine while in park and I was unable to lock vehicle while engine was still running. The ignition button failed to work.”
“Sudden and dramatic loss of engine coolant. Received a warning that engine was overheating, and to shut off engine. Quickly obeyed the prompt and found that most of the engine coolant had been lost due to a catastrophic failure of either the head gasket or head itself.”
“The contact owns a 2016 mazda cx-9. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45-50 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost motive power with white smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact was able to get to the side of the road to inspect the vehicle and became aware that there…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Mazda Cx-9 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.