The cleanest file of the three — a verified zero recalls — but it's the current model year, and the jury is still out.

One 2026 complaint echoes the platform's oldest cluster: a near-new car pulling left, lane-keep fighting the driver, three dealer visits, a 0.1-degree alignment, no fix, case escalated to Mazda. One report — but the 2024 sticky-steering story (recall 24V022, remedy failures, an open investigation on earlier years) makes any 2026 steering oddity worth zero benefit of the doubt. The same full-lock parking-lot test applies: turn to the stops both ways, exit with light hands, and accept nothing but a smooth self-centering wheel. The launch-era powertrain campaigns don't reach 2026 builds, so there's no recall homework here — the factory software is current by construction — but the transmission's manual-like low-speed character (a designed-in trait of the clutch-pack 8-speed, per the mechanic sources) is unchanged, so calibrate your expectations on the drive.

CSP14 — the rear-brake-squeal Customer Service Program, a warranty extension with reimbursement for past repairs — covers 2024–2026 CX-90s produced through November 18, 2025. That includes early 2026-model-year builds. If the car you're looking at squeals from the rear, check the build date on the door jamb, confirm CSP14 eligibility on the VIN, and let Mazda's program pay for it. Later builds should have the revised parts from the factory; squeal on one of those is a normal warranty conversation.