2013–2025 · 2 generations
Mazda CX-5 Parts, Specs and Maintenance Guide
Every maintenance specification for the 2013–2025 Mazda CX-5, organised by generation. Pick a topic for the full picture across every year, or jump straight to your model year.
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Quick facts: 2017–2025 CX-5
Mazda CX-5 maintenance guides
Oil & filter
Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval
Battery
BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded
Tires & wheels
Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque
Wiper blades
Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths
Air & cabin filters
Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals
Bulbs
Headlight, fog and marker bulb types
Brakes
Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes
Fluids
Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities
Service schedule
What's actually due at every mileage interval
Problems & reliability
Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid
Oil light reset
Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools
Key fob battery
Which coin cell the remote takes
Specs
Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy
Which Mazda CX-5 generation do you have?
Specifications change at generation boundaries, not every model year. Two cars four years apart often take the identical oil, filter, and battery. These are the generations we hold data for.
About the Mazda CX-5
The Mazda CX-5 is Mazda's best-selling model in the US and the compact SUV enthusiast reviewers point to when they say a crossover can actually be fun to drive. 5L four-cylinder, a conventional 6-speed automatic, and no turbo or CVT anywhere in the lineup, simple, low-maintenance mechanicals whose main documented weak spots are a corrosion-prone liftgate strut recall and a steering-knuckle bolt recall. 2L SkyActiv-D diesel for 2019–2020 that Mazda quietly dropped after low demand.
5L engines, a widely reported cylinder-deactivation shudder/vibration that Mazda never fully resolved with a clean fix, exhaust valve-stem-seal oil consumption on some 2021 engines, and a class-action settlement covering Mazda Connect infotainment freezes/reboots on 2016–2020 CX-5s. All CX-5s from 2013 on use FL-22 long-life coolant, Mazda ATF-FZ automatic transmission fluid, a Group 35 battery, and a CR2032 key fob battery. Parts that are cheap and easy to find regardless of which generation you own.
Mazda CX-5 by model year
Year pages show only the engines and specs offered that year.
Sources
- Mazda USA official 2019 CX-5 owner's manual, engine/electrical specifications (battery Ah, spark plug part numbers)
- Mazda USA official 2019 CX-5 owner's manual, coolant/lubricant classifications
- Mazda USA official 2025 CX-5 owner's manual, scheduled maintenance intervals
- NHTSA recall 18V-426, side curtain air bags
- NHTSA recall 19V-497, PCM software stall
- NHTSA recall 21V-875, low-pressure fuel pump
- NHTSA TSB library, Service Alert SA-041/18 rocker arm inspection (cylinder deactivation)
- Mazda Connect Infotainment Settlement, official settlement site (class definition: CX-5 2016–2020)
- ClassAction.org, 2021 Mazda valve stem seal oil consumption proposed class action
- CarCostCanada, 2019 CX-5 Signature Diesel road test (168 hp / 290 lb-ft)
- Wikipedia, Mazda CX-5 second generation engine history
- Mazda parts forum, PY8W-14-302 turbo oil filter and 5.1 qt fill confirmation