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Mazda Mazda3

Model years 2004–2025 · 29 recall campaigns · 2,023 complaints · 2 investigations · filed by Mazda North American Operations

Across 20 model years (2004–2025), the Mazda Mazda3 has 29 NHTSA recall campaigns and 2,023 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is steering (126.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by structure (83.4).

The 2010 model year has the most complaints (551). Recall campaigns peaked in 2019 with 7; complaints were received in the largest number in 2014 (291). Within Mazda, this line ranks 2 of 39 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2004 Mazda Mazda32139137%302,915
2005 Mazda Mazda329392%260,917
2006 Mazda Mazda31152150%260,915
2007 Mazda Mazda32192190%475,915
2008 Mazda Mazda32287284%318,300
2009 Mazda Mazda33105104%325,400
2010 Mazda Mazda33551545%779,714
2011 Mazda Mazda329089%754,314
2012 Mazda Mazda31150148%580,455
2013 Mazda Mazda318382%580,455
2014 Mazda Mazda346665%487,098
2015 Mazda Mazda346463%495,809
2016 Mazda Mazda362828%687,538
2017 Mazda Mazda321313%423,980
2018 Mazda Mazda341010%545,162
2019 Mazda Mazda3600%371,630
2020 Mazda Mazda3200%59,427
2021 Mazda Mazda3 NHTSA record100%599
2024 Mazda Mazda3300%183,987
2025 Mazda Mazda3 NHTSA record100%171,412

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Steering126.7
Structure83.4
Air Bags71.3
Electrical System70.5
Power Train66.1
Tires60.2
Unknown or Other58
Wheels49.6
Engine47.8
Seats47.8

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Mazda Mazda3 complaints (2,722 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Mazda Mazda3, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

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Complaints about any Mazda Mazda3 model year, by year received.

Other Mazda model lines

Questions and answers

Which Mazda Mazda3 model years have the most recalls?

2016 (6), 2019 (6), 2014 (4). Across model years 2004–2025 there are 29 distinct campaigns.

Which Mazda Mazda3 model year has the most complaints?

2010, with 551 of the line's 2,023 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Mazda Mazda3 complain about?

steering (126.7 per 1,000 mentions), structure (83.4 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (71.3 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.