FaultScore

Worst years for a Mazda CX-3

Owners have filed 154 complaints about the Mazda CX-3 with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2021. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2016 Mazda CX-3

63 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2018 Mazda CX-3

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mazda CX-3 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2021 6 0 0 Steering
2020 1 1 0 Airbags
2019 C 38 3 0 12,500 Electrical System
2018 C 15 1 0 17,520 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2017 D 27 5 0 40,450 Fuel & Propulsion
2016 D 63 4 0 41,700 Electrical System
2014 4 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mazda CX-3

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2016

Fuel & Propulsion 20 13.0%

Worst in 2017

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 11.0%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 17 11.0%

Worst in 2016

Engine & Cooling 10 6.5%

Worst in 2016

Lights 10 6.5%

Worst in 2016

Steering 9 5.8%

Worst in 2019

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 5.2%

Worst in 2016

Brakes 7 4.5%

Worst in 2016

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 3.9%

Worst in 2016

Airbags 5 3.2%

Worst in 2019

Body & Structure 5 3.2%

Worst in 2016

Wheels 3 1.9%

Worst in 2016

Seats 3 1.9%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mazda CX-3, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2016 peak 10 Aug 2026

Compare the Mazda CX-3

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.