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2007 Mazda CX-7 engine problems

The 2007 Mazda CX-7 has 324 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 45% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

324

Engine complaints

45%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

CX-7 engine complaints by model year324 complaints2007: 324 complaints2008: 84 complaints2009: 21 complaints2010: 22 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 1 complaints
CX-7 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR ON MY 2007 MAZDA CX-7 WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES QUIT WORKING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. THE FAULTY COMPRESSOR CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE, START SMOKING PROFUSELY AND STARTED AN INTERNAL FIRE THAT SEVERELY DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND NEARLY…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 31, 2009 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2007 Mazda CX-7 have?

NHTSA has 324 complaints about the 2007 Mazda CX-7 engine — 45% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.