The 2024 Mazda Mx-5 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 12,244 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)25V3360002025-06-0312,244 affected
Defect
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Mazda MX-5 vehicles. The Traction Control System (TCS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) indicator light may fail to illuminate as intended due to a software error. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard…
Consequence
An indicator light that does not illuminate may fail to warn the driver of a TCS or DSC system issue, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the DSC unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2025. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 6. Mazda's number for this recall is 7425E.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
POWER TRAIN
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The vehicle has a recurrent malfunction of the adaptive front-lighting system (afs), part of the exterior headlight system and advertised as a safety feature within mazda’s I-activsenseâ® technology. The failure presents as a dashboard warning stating: “headlight system malfunction. Have the…”
“The vehicle has a recurrent malfunction of the adaptive front-lighting system (afs), part of the exterior headlight system and advertised as a safety feature within mazda’s I-activsenseâ® technology. The failure presents as a dashboard warning stating: “headlight system malfunction. Have the…”
“Driving vehicle on highway could not get the manual transmission into 3rd gear. Had to double clutch in order to do so. The vehicle only had 5,700 miles. The transmission produced a loud whining sound that could be heard outside the car. Took vehicle to dealership in which entire transmission was…”
“I was driving on interstate 30 with the cruise control on and I needed to slow down as there was roadwork so I pressed down the brakes to disengage the cruiser control and slow the vehicle down, the vehicle not only not slow down but lunged forward. The brake pedal did not disengage the cruise…”
“I was driving on interstate 30 with the cruise control on and I needed to slow down as there was roadwork so I pressed down the brakes to disengage the cruiser control and slow the vehicle down, the vehicle not only not slow down but lunged forward. The brake pedal did not disengage the cruise…”
“My current vehicle has a headlight malfunction issue that has plagued the car since 2k. Under turning the swivel in the headlight will break or become off track.the headlight if it becomes off track the adaptive headlight will stick in place causing a lost of field of view at night. Mazda has…”
“The contact owns a 2024 mazda mx-5. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, an unknown warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the failure had occurred several times. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the accelerator pedal was…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2024 Mazda Mx-5 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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