Mazda MAZDA3 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Mazda MAZDA3 model year, from official NHTSA data.
2,951
NHTSA complaints
29
recall campaigns
8,716
service bulletins (TSBs)
2
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Mazda MAZDA3 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 2024 Mazda MAZDA3 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 2023 Mazda MAZDA3 | 12 | 0 | — |
| 2022 Mazda MAZDA3 | 24 | 0 | 433 |
| 2021 Mazda MAZDA3 | 49 | 1 | 631 |
| 2020 Mazda MAZDA3 | 32 | 2 | 723 |
| 2019 Mazda MAZDA3 | 74 | 6 | 824 |
| 2018 Mazda MAZDA3 | 108 | 4 | 461 |
| 2017 Mazda MAZDA3 | 83 | 2 | 509 |
| 2016 Mazda MAZDA3 | 104 | 6 | 666 |
| 2015 Mazda MAZDA3 | 130 | 4 | 743 |
| 2014 Mazda MAZDA3 | 138 | 4 | 881 |
| 2013 Mazda MAZDA3 | 117 | 1 | 503 |
| 2012 Mazda MAZDA3 | 226 | 1 | 445 |
| 2011 Mazda MAZDA3 | 132 | 2 | 283 |
| 2010 Mazda MAZDA3 | 686 | 3 | 290 |
| 2009 Mazda MAZDA3 | 115 | 3 | 225 |
| 2008 Mazda MAZDA3 | 303 | 2 | 224 |
| 2007 Mazda MAZDA3 | 222 | 2 | 224 |
| 2006 Mazda MAZDA3 | 166 | 1 | 191 |
| 2005 Mazda MAZDA3 | 97 | 2 | 211 |
| 2004 Mazda MAZDA3 | 145 | 2 | 249 |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Loss of Electric Power Steering AssistPE10021 · opened Jun 28, 2010 · closed Nov 29, 2010