2007 Mazda CX-7 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2007 Mazda CX-7 has received high safety ratings in various crash tests including a 5-star rating for both the front and side crash tests. The rollover rating is also impressive at 4 stars, indicating a low possibility of rollovers. The car comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which is a great feature for enhancing vehicle stability and preventing skidding. However, it does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

Despite its strong safety ratings, it's worth noting that the CX-7 has had a relatively high number of complaints, with 526 reported. Additionally, there have been 5 recalls issued for this model. Overall, while the Mazda CX-7 offers good crash protection and stability control, potential buyers may want to consider the complaints and recalls associated with this vehicle before making a purchase decision.

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Complaint Count

526

Recall Count

5

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2007 Mazda CX-7 4-DR. w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2007 Mazda CX-7 4-DR. w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2007 Mazda CX-7 4-DR. w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2007 Mazda CX-7 4-DR. w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2007 Score 2012 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2007 Score 2012 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2007 Score 2012 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2007 Mazda CX-7

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"i have a 2007 mazda cx7, my vehicle has 71,000 miles i have noticed a rattling noise for the past few months. i visit three mechanics and all three mechanics are telling me it's the vvt timing chain. the cost the repair my vehicle is $3,000 to $4,000 dollars. i contact the mazda dealer and because i have no warranty i have to pay out of pocket. so i begin to do my research online. i realized that there are hundreds of other mazda cx7 owners that are having the same issues as i. what a coincidence mazda has discontinued manufacturing the mazda cx7. this is a manufacture issue and mazda needs to own up for it. hundreds of people are losing their vehicles due to this vvt timing chain issue and mazda needs to make this a re-call. i know one thing i hope and pray nothing happens to me while driving my vehicle because i will not hesitate to file a lawsuit against the mazda corp. i hope someone can help all of us who are current owners of mazda cx7. i will use social media to spread awareness. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2016-05-02
Complaint:
"vehicle stalled in sams club parking lot. it did restart but started making a rubbing or grinding noise. turns out the ac compressor locked up. according to internet postings it is a known issue with 2007/2008 models. apparently it was addressed for 2009 model. i've ran 7 or 8 vehicles for 200,000 plus miles and have yet to have a compressor go out until this know anomaly. where is the resolution from mazda? *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2016-02-02
Complaint:
"i was driving 60 mph in the freeway suddenly i smelled burn rubber inside the cabin and i heard a loud noise came from the engine, after a few minutes the serpentine belt was broke. i found out the ac compressor lock-up. i was lucky there is no incident happen. hope there is a recall for this concern. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2014-01-06
Complaint:
"air conditioner compressor failed and started smoking and rattling while driving on freeway. mechanic advised that the ac compressor was close to detaching completely and could have caused even greater damage to the vehicle if i continued driving. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2014-11-07
Complaint:
"car did not want to move and white smoke came out tail pipe was in rush hour traffic. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2014-10-07
Complaint:
"i started the car, like i regularly do and the engine/timing chain made a horrible sound that got me very worried since this car is taking care very good since its the only car in the household. i contacted mazda and they said the car had a warranty extension for a l3t engine variable valve timing noise and timing chain noise which is cause by " actual failure due to defects in workmanship or materials in accordance with mazda warranty policy and procedures. this warranty extension was for 70,000miles or 7 seven years which ever came first, so my car was not cover since it had 101,000. my concern and disappointment is that after searching and taking to other cx-7 owners the (2007-08) models all had issues with this and mazda did not made a recall just extended the warranty. cars with mileage of as low as 24,000 were affected by it, so its clearly not a wear and tear issue of the car. if that is not replace the engine might be damage and mazda will not even offer a goodwill assistance. i still make monthly payments on the car and its impossible for me to pay $1200 in something that is clearly stated by mazda is a "defect in workmanship or materials". its a shame that so many other customers are still battling with this issue and mazda just hides behind their power and attorneys. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2014-04-11
Complaint:
"i wanted to report a safety issue with the 2007 mazda cx-7. there is a known problem with the ac compressor and instead of doing a recall on the product they extended the warranty to 5 years or 60,000 miles (instead of 32,000 miles). i bought my car right around the time they sent these letters out, so was unaware of what was going on. recently i was driving the mazda and i smelled smoke. i saw some smoke coming from under the hood, and when i pulled over and opened the hood the ac compressor was on fire. had i not been pulling into work and on the highway i would?ve been in worse shape. it was scary considering it was next to the engine which has oil, fuel, etc...going through it. there were no warning signs that there was a problem with the ac compressor until all of a sudden it caught on fire. i have made attempts to call mazda and try to get some help on this issue, and they seem to not care at all. i wanted to report this in hopes some other owners of the vehicle could be aware and not expect any help from mazda's end. it is a safety issue and it needs to be addressed/recalled. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2014-04-11
Complaint:
"my 2007 cx-7 experienced a catastrophic failure of the a/c compressor resulting in smoke in the cabin. after parking to allow the car to clear it would not re-start and i had to be towed to the local dealer. this occurred late on a friday afternoon and so they were closed until the following monday. the potential failure was known and mazda had issued a letter extending the warranty on this item but not a full recall. the dealer installed new parts but since then it has been back several times because of lack of performance. i have received explanations of too much/too little refrigerant block dlines with particles from the original failure. after the third return visit in june 2012 the problem appeared to be fixed and the system worked until last week so i scheduled another visit. the problem has now being diagnosed as a failed hose fitting and they are expecting me to pay for the part but not the labor. my view is that parts like this should not fail at the current 41,000 miles and that some of this is related to the previous fixes. also co-incidentally the check engine light came on as i was scheduling a dealer appointment. this has gone on and off several times over the last month. it has been diagnosed as a failed egr valve and will cost $700 to replace. again this is not something that i would expect to need at such a low mileage and on a car that has all routine serving and has been babied. this prompted me to go on-line to research and there appears to be lots of similar issues with this model of mazda and yet they are not performing recalls. i am hoping that my experience will add to the case to pressurize mazda to be more customer orientated with their cx-7 owners and/or to support a class action suit to help recompense owners against these non routine mechanical failure issues. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2011-12-08
Complaint:
"i was driving on my way home on the highway and all of a sudden the ac was not cold. when we got home the belt was smoking from under the hood. we recently bought the car from a gmc dealership at just under 39k miles. only owned the car for maybe 4 months. turns out the car needed a whole new compressor for over $800. the compressor had locked up. i find this very crazy that a car with such little mileage would have such a big problem. the car has been well taken care of. reading up online i have noticed the 2007 models have had ac compressor issues. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2013-04-07
Complaint:
"after owning our 2007 mazda cx-7 for over 5 years, we received an extended warranty notice that the timing chain was defective and at risk of breaking. having noticed a slight ticking noise already, we immediately took it to the dealership where it was purchased. they examined it and notified us that even though our car was 5 years old and at risk of failure due to a factory defective part, the warranty was only extended to 70,000 miles and mazda would not cover any costs since our odometer was at 80,000. i went home, did some online research, and discovered that our year and make of vehicle also had a tsb from mazda for a defective timing vvt actuator that could cause the same clicking sound. we had never been notified of this by mazda or the dealership. i called mazda customer care immediately and they assured me that the timing chain was the source of the clicking noise. two weeks later the vvt actuator in question did fail. mazda assumed liability and replaced the defective vvt assembly and timing chain, but refuse to cover any of the costs to repair the severe damage caused to our engine as the direct result of this part failure. *tr"
Components Involved: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of incident: 2013-03-04

Recalls for the 2007 Mazda CX-7

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"mazda north american operations (mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2012 cx-7, cx-9, and 2009-2012 maza6 vehicles. these vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. the inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 1317F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V356 and 17V012.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2019-10-31
Recall:
"mazda north america operations (mazda) is recalling certain 2009-2011 mazda6, and 2007-2011 cx-7 and cx-9 vehicles. these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling."
Consequence:
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1317F. Note: This recall supersedes recall 16V356 and all vehicles that were not remedied under that campaign are now covered by this one.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2017-06-29
Recall:
"mazda north america operations (mazda) is recalling certain 2012 cx-7, cx-9 and mazda6 vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. virgin islands, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, mazda is recalling certain 2009 cx-7, cx-9 and mazda6 vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or "zone b." additionally, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, mazda is recalling certain 2007-2008 cx-7 and cx-9 sold, or ever registered in the states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode..."
Consequence:
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began October 4, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1317F. Note: This recall supersedes recall 17V-012.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2017-07-18

MAZDA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

MAZDA ranks 16 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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