2017-2025 Mazda CX-5 MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2017-2025 Mazda CX-5 at 24–29 MPG combined across 29 configurations and 9 model years. The most efficient version, the 2019 CX-5 2.2L 4-cyl turbo FWD, is rated 29 MPG (28 city, 31 highway). By powertrain: Gas: 24–28 MPG; Diesel: 28–29 MPG.

The CX-5 2.2L 4-cyl turbo FWD reached the generation's best combined rating, 29 MPG, in 2018 and 2019. The lowest top rating, 26 MPG, was in 2022 and 2023.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

The previous generation (2013-2016 Mazda CX-5) is rated 26–29 MPG combined and costs $2,260–$2,520 a year to fuel; the 2017-2025 model is rated 24–29 MPG and costs $2,350–$3,390 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the CX-5 2.5L 4-cyl 4WD costs about $2,360 a year. Across all 3 configurations the cost runs $2,360–$2,730 a year. That is a $370 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $15.73 per 100 miles for the CX-5 2.5L 4-cyl 4WD at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $15.73 and $18.20 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The CX-5 2.5L 4-cyl 4WD is rated 26 city and 30 highway MPG, so it is more efficient on the highway, by 4 MPG.

The CX-5 2.5L 4-cyl 4WD costs about $2,360 a year to fuel, $30 less than the class median of $2,390, and less than 5 of 10 small SUV configurations. The comparison covers all 327 rated small SUV configurations for MY2025, not weighted by sales.

The most efficient configuration stays at 28 MPG. Its annual cost goes from $2,350 to $2,360, $10 more. EPA lists 3 configurations for 2025 against 3 configurations for 2024. See the 2024 Mazda CX-5 for that year.