The Lemon Index

Repair costs · Engine replacement

Mazda CX-9 engine replacement cost.

What 11 Mazda CX-9 owners reported paying.

What owners paid

$9,000 middle bill · most between $7,400 and $10,000

Compared with every car

Higher than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.

Model years reported

2013–2019 Mazda CX-9

Mazda CX-9 owners reported paying a median of $9,000 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $7,400 and $10,000. That's from 11 owner reports (11 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.

What owners paid

  • Under $5000%
  • $500–$1,0000%
  • $1,000–$2,5000%
  • $2,500–$5,0000%
  • $5,000 and up100%

Share of the 11 owner reports in each price band.

By model year

Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.

How often owners report the failure

Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a engine failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.

Keep going

Other repairs Mazda CX-9 owners reported

Water pump replacement (6) · Brake booster replacement (5)

The details

How we count

Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.

The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.

Check the bills yourself

NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11611415, 11597741, 11594259, 11564776, 11537889, 11517947, 11494654, 11474135, 11451430, 11318576, 11292498.

Quick answers

How much does engine replacement cost on a Mazda CX-9?

Mazda CX-9 owners reported a median of $9,000, and the middle half paid $7,400 to $10,000, from 11 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.

Is a Mazda CX-9 engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?

The Mazda CX-9 middle bill of $9,000 is higher than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.

Where do these Mazda CX-9 repair costs come from?

From 11 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.

Which Mazda CX-9 years report this failure most?

In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2016 (12), 2018 (11), 2019 (9) Mazda CX-9 named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.

Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.

Updated

Spot a mistake or have an idea? Tell us

How can we make Lemon Index better?