MAZDA SAFETY
SAFETY YOU CAN FEEL IN EVERY DRIVE
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THERE'S A NEW LEADER IN SAFETY
Mazda's approach combines active safety technologies that help drivers avoid and mitigate collisions with passive safety technologies designed to help protect passengers when a crash cannot be avoided.
Mazda's approach combines active safety technologies that help drivers avoid and mitigate collisions with passive safety technologies designed to help protect passengers when a crash cannot be avoided.
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As a result of our journey to prioritize safety, Mazda has been named the Safest New-Car Brand by Consumer Reports. This prestigious recognition reflects our comprehensive approach, integrating advanced features and innovative design across our entire lineup.
Mazda’s commitment to safety is engineered into every vehicle. For the third consecutive year, Mazda debuted as the industry leader in the IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards.2 The 2026 Mazda CX-5, CX-30, CX-50 and CX-50 Hybrid, CX-70, CX-70 Plug-in Hybrid, CX-90, CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid, Mazda3 Hatchback, and Mazda3 Sedan have all won 2026 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards.
This recognition is a result of Mazda’s advanced i-ACTIVSENSE® technologies, designed to help protect you on every journey.3
DRIVING FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE
Feeling safe frees you to enjoy the road and love the drive. That’s why Mazda focuses not just on what safety prevents, but on what it makes possible.
Feeling safe frees you to enjoy the road and love the drive. That’s why Mazda focuses not just on what safety prevents, but on what it makes possible.
Saving and Enriching Lives
Mazda envisions a crash-free world, where driving enriches lives with freedom and joy. To help protect everyone riding in a Mazda, we champion safety initiatives across vehicles, people, and infrastructure.
Imagining a World Without Fatal Crashes
Our strong desire to help protect your family inspires our future view of driving. We’re developing vehicles with advanced technologies to help keep you safe and to realize our vision of zero fatalities by 2040.
MAZDA PROACTIVE SAFETY
Mazda practices a proactive approach to safety, believing that safety begins long before a collision happens. By recognizing risks and offering drivers monitoring and support, we can foster peace of mind and renewed confidence in a safe and enjoyable drive.
Basic Safety Technology
ADVANCED SENSING TECHNOLOGY
Advanced Sensing Technology helps avoid crashes or reduces the severity of a collision when one becomes unavoidable.
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i-ACTIVSENSE® TECHNOLOGY
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PASSIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
To help protect passengers during a collision, Mazda vehicles feature a strong SKYACTIV®-Body, seatbelts with pretensioners and load limiters, an anti-intrusion brake pedal, and advanced Airbag Systems.
To help protect passengers during a collision, Mazda vehicles feature a strong SKYACTIV®-Body, seatbelts with pretensioners and load limiters, an anti-intrusion brake pedal, and advanced Airbag Systems.
Most Mazda vehicles are equipped with 10 airbags, providing front, side, front knee, and side curtain protection.18 Enhanced seat belt pretensioners and load limiters are found on all outboard seats.
This body is 8% lighter and 30% more rigid than earlier designs. The change delivers optimal efficiency by distributing the force of an impact in case of a collision.
EXPLORE MORE OF THE MAZDA DIFFERENCE
Design
Explore our unique approach to design.
Innovation
Designed to deliver passenger capacity and comfort without sacrificing sophistication, safety, or reliability.