Just realize one of the daytime running lights is no longer working. Report back to Mazda, and their reply is listed below... Not what I wanted to hear. Will wait until the light is totally out before changing it. Seems like it will be over $1,000 per light.

"I am sorry to hear that one of your daytime running lights (DRL) is not working on your 2016 CX-5. I can definitely understand the frustration of needing to replace one of the headlamp assemblies on your vehicle. Upon further research into this issue, I can confirm that there are currently no safety recalls in relation to the DRL on your CX-5, or any otherwise known concerns around this within the Mazda database. We appreciate you taking the time to notify us of this concern; please be advised that I have documented it under internal file number 1-228XXXXXX.

I do see that the applicable warranty on your 2016 CX-5 for this concern has been exceeded by about a year and roughly 15k miles (expired 09-06-2018 or at 36,000 miles, whichever comes first). This will make repairs an out of pocket expense. I apologize for any inconvenience in this. Please let me know if you would like any assistance scheduling a repair appointment with your local Mazda dealer."

So the car is over the 3 years and the daylight on the passenger side start failing. I went to Mazda cause I have extended the warranty and not even with the extended warranty they will accept to change it for free. It's so expensive cause you to have to change the entire headlight, not just the LED. I can't believe they haven't put a recall on it. Thousands of complaints against this same issue, for the passenger light, has been submitted and people actually are paying themselves for something that needs to be fixed by Mazda.

I am the owner of two Mazda cars right now model 3 and CX5. I value their cars for reliability and customer service until now. The passenger LED day time light on passenger side of my Mazda CX5 burned out and is not covered by the Mazda due to warranty expiration. We paid an extra for the Grand Touring trim to have that nice LED light option. The technology of LED should be outlasting Halogen lights by years. Typical LED light used for about 10h a day will last 10 years. My car is 4 years old and obviously I am not even driving half that time and it is already gone. What a technological fail !!! Hopefully they get a recall to the customers or tell dealers not to charge $1000 per light assembly---outrageous!!

The Daylight Running Light on passenger side is flickering non-stop in just 39K miles (out of warranty). Learned about this yesterday while driving on a major business route and at the traffic light stop, the adjacent car driver pointed out (nice guy, thank you). Came home and upon looking, couldn't believe how other drivers might be annoyed when looking thru their rear view mirror. This is really a defect on Mazda's end and they should fix it at no cost because I only drove 39K miles.

Update from Aug 20, 2019: The Daylight Running Light on passenger side is flickering non-stop in just 39K miles (out of warranty). Learned about this yesterday while driving on a major business route and at the traffic light, adjacent car driver pointed out (nice guy, thank you). Came home and upon looking at it, I couldn't believe how other drivers might have been annoyed when looking thru their rear view mirror. It is absolutely a safety hazard and Mazda should fix this issue ASAP no cost to car owners. Searching online, hundreds if not thousands of drivers have reported this issue.

My LED daytime running lights on the passenger side went out. The dealer wants $1800 to fix. I haven't fixed it yet, but this caused it not to pass inspection. This was already out last year, but that time it was not caught on inspection.

I may just get it inspected elsewhere. This bothers me because it is a safety issue, although not all cars have this feature.

Also, I bought an extra cost technology package that came with these fancy LED headlights. I don't understand why the bulbs cannot be replaced. Replacing the whole assembly for $1800 seems ridiculous.

Very disappointed with Mazda on this one. I just can’t believe how bad the component design is on the headlight assembly. To require complete replacement of the unit at such a high cost to the consumer is ridiculous. I just can’t swallow the cost to replace but not only is it a safety issue and I can be pulled over for it in my state, Its embarrassing to have people flagging me down to tell me my lights out. I’m sure I will have to do something by the end of the year when inspection is due, but hopefully by then, there will be an aftermarket available to purchase.

I just purchased this 2016 CX-5 used from a friend last summer. I thought I got a great deal. After less than a year the passenger side daytime runner light goes out. No problem I will just run it to Mazda and have them throw in a new on after all it is just a headlamp. Wrong it is a $835 part! I don’t think in my 54 years of life I have ever in all my cars spent half of that for lights. This was my first and last Mazda. The idiot who designed this POS system should be fired. Unfortunately I just put on new tires and will keep this until the next big problem arises. I haven’t checked maybe it is a two thousand dollar air filter?

I'm now part of the CX-5 faulty LED DRL club...I didn't ask to join, but here I am. I purchased my CX-5 used in late April 2018 with 23k miles. The car was/is in pristine condition, and I'm a low mileage driver. Just before I rolled over 30k, I noticed that my driver side daytime running lights were out. I'm not sure how long it had been out, but I noticed because of my car's reflection as I pulled into a parking spot adjacent from a glass window.

I was under the impression that LED's were a great choice because of their extended life span. This is an upgrade after all. I took it into my local Mazda mechanic who confirmed that the entire assembly had to be replaced and that only a dealership could do the work at this time. So I took it to the dealership, where I was told ~20% of CX-5's have this issue yet there is not recall and that I'm "unlucky." "Mazda hopes that the problem arises within the 3 year warranty period." What? Ok, still...my car is under 30k miles. $1500 (at my dealership) is completely unacceptable for a car this young. I was told by another dealership that LED "strips" don't actually last that long...so then what is the point if you have to replace your entire headlamp??? Call 5 different Mazda dealerships, and you'll get 5 different versions of total BS.

I read online that the dealership can change the programming so that the DRLs are off by default so I requested this becase I'm not planning to get this fixed anytime soon and it looks totally dorky to have one side out. I was told, "No, we can't do this, but luckily you're not in any viloations and won't get a ticket." Oh boy! Great news!

First Mazda, last Mazda. Looking forward to when the passenger side goes out...probably tomorrow.

I purchased this Mazda CX5 Touring edition as a "Certified used vehicle" seven months ago and now the drivers led lights are out and the headlight is flickering also. I took it to a Mazda dealer and was told it would cost $1,200 to fix it. After I picked myself off the floor, I asked if this was covered since I just purchased it 7 months ago. I was then told NO it's not covered. In my efforts to get to the bottom of this, I declined the repair and was then charged $60 for a "diagnostic" test on the vehicle. Diagnostic test...A 5 year old could have told them the light was out. I digress, this is unacceptable when a headlight cost $1,200 to fix? and Mazda knew about the issue and has done NOTHING to address it... Hello it's time for a RECALL. I love the vehicle but, this is my last.