The Most Reliable Compact SUV From The Last Decade Is Mazda’s CX-5

There are a multitude of yardsticks shoppers can use to get a grip on how a vehicle’s reliability stacks up over time. According to one of the most common of these, one compact SUV stands out for consistent quality and reliability over time. That compact SUV is the Mazda CX-5. Below, we’re pouring back over a decade of expert data on it and four key competitors to see how this tight race ultimately finished with the Mazda CX-5 in first place as the most reliable SUV of the decade, while narrowly beating out the Ford Escape for the title.