10 of the 63 complaints about the 2016 Mazda CX-3 are about the other systems — 16% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 27,700 miles.
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Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
It’s a safety risk with this car. The converter burns super fast, causing issues that seem like it’s related to transmission or alternator.
NHTSA complaint #11735158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The infotainment center has a mind of its own. It's going berserk. Others have said that it is like a ghost is taking over control. When in park, or at a stop light, I have no control over the screen. It changes channels, or calls random people (If I have my phone connected via bluetooth.) This doesn't happen when in drive, above a certain speed. (Mazda has the infotainment set for the touchscreen to not function above a certain speed.) This is a safety issue because it is distracting. I have contacted Mazda and they currently are refusing to pay for the replacement.
NHTSA complaint #11571628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My Mazda CX3’s touchscreen started registering “ghost presses” without any input from me. This leads to the car scrolling through contacts and placing calls while driving. This almost caused an accident as I was scrambling to avoid the embarrassment of randomly dialing someone multiple times. Many others have also experienced the same issue with their Mazda infotainment systems. This should be a recall as the sudden distraction and panic caused by this poses a serious safety risk.
NHTSA complaint #11561796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RUST ON HATCH, SIMILAR TO RUST RESULTING IN RECALL IN 2016 IN AUSTRALIA
NHTSA complaint #11343720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE CORNER OF THE MAZDA CONNECT CENTER DISPLAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED LAST YEAR AND THE CRACK WAS ALREADY THERE.
NHTSA complaint #11329143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 MAZDA CX-3 ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 280 IT SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING POWER, I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OF ANYTHING. NOT KNOWING THE PROBLEM I DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER, HAD TO TOW TO THE MAZDA DEALER. THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. AS THEY WORKING ON THE CAR THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED THE BRAKES WERE WORN OUT WELL BEYOND THE MINIMUM STANDARDS. ALSO THERE WAS NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ALERT ME FOR THE SUCH PROBLEM. IF THE CAR DIDN'T STALL BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I WOULD BE STILL DRIVING THE CAR AND ONE DAY I COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF NO BRAKE FUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM ALSO COST ME AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE WHERE THE CALIPERS AND THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM SO THAT OTHER 2016 MAZDA CX-3 OWNERS CAN BE WARNED, OR THIS SHOULD BE RECALL DUE TO FAULTY WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #11291926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE A/C QUIT WORKING AFTER LESS THAN 3 YRS, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY NO LESS. DEALER WANTS NEARLY $2K FOR REPAIR. TURNS OUT THE CAUSE IS A DEFECTIVE PART MAZDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF SINCE 2016. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE THREE SEPARATE TSB'S ABOUT THE ISSUE AND A MAZDA SERVICE PROGRAM (MSP 50) ALERT. TSB'S: 07-001-18-3465 07-001-18-3274B 07-004/17-3332A NHTSA #'S 10136781 10129570 10120389
NHTSA complaint #11256659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR TAILGATE WILL NOT OPEN
NHTSA complaint #11206869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WARM ENGINE, VERY HARD/LONG CRANKING TIME. VS. STARTS RIGHT UP WHEN ENGINE COLD
NHTSA complaint #10887717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A MAZDA CX-3 ON DECEMBER 31ST 2015. ON JANUARY 27TH I DROVE THE CAR FROM HOME TO WORK FOR 20 MINUTES AND I ENTERED PARKING LOT WITH MAY BE 15 MILES AN HOUR! I MADE MY 90 DEGREE TURN INTO PARKING STALL WITH MAY BE 5 MILES AN HOUR AND PUSHED THE BRAKE TO FULLY STOP! CAR ALMOST STOPPED BUT SUDDENLY SOMETHING WEIRD HAPPENED AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED! IT STOPPED BY HITTING THE SNOW BANK AND ANOTHER CAR! I AM SHOCKED AND VERY SCARED!
NHTSA complaint #10824302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.