152 complaints reported

2016 Mazda CX-5 Exterior Lighting

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
152
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2017

THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL. FIRST AND FOREMOST, ON VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH LED HEADLIGHTS AND LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, IT IS VERY HARD TO DISTINGUISH THE TURN INDICATOR SINCE IT IS AN INCANDESCENT BULB, IT IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS THAT WHEN THEY ARE ILLUMINATED AND LOOKING STRAIGHT AT THE VEHICLE, IT IS HARD TO TELL IF THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS COULD BE FIXED BY EXTINGUISHING THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT TEMPORARILY WHILE THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE SIDE WHICH THE INDICATOR IS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT MARKER BULB IS HARD TO DISTINGUISH FROM THE SIDE, IT SHOULD BE A SEPARATE BULB ON THE ASSEMBLY. THE REAR MARKER LIGHT IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED AND VISIBLE NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT IS AN LED BULB, BUT BECAUSE IT IS A SEPARATE FIXTURE FROM THE TURN SIGNAL AMBER COMBINATION LAMP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 MAZDA CX-5, Manufacturer: Mazda Motor Corp.
Incident: Mar 2017
Sep 2015

HEADLIGHT CLEAR LENS IS MELTING FROM INSIDE. CLEAR LENS THAT COVERS HEADLIGHT HAS COATING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. IT IS THE INSIDE COATING THAT IS FLOWING DOWN. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS OVER-APPLIED DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS. BUT IN TIME, IT'S APPEARANCE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE VISIBLE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. MAKING THE CAR LOOKING LIKE 10 YEAR OLD. APPEARANCE ISSUE WAS PRESENT IN PARKING LOT OF DEALER. DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ASSURED ME TO REPLACE IT. BUT AVOIDING MY CALLS FOR SIX MONTHS. MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE, AND MAZDA TECHNICIAN GUY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND PICTURED. NO ONE IS ANSWERING MY CALLS NOR GIVING ME ANY UPDATE ON HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 MAZDA CX-5, Manufacturer: Mazda Motor Corp.
Incident: Mar 2015

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 2016 Mazda CX-5 has 152 Exterior Lighting complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.