Worst years for a Mazda MAZDA3
Owners have filed 4,006 complaints about the Mazda MAZDA3 with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2026. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Every Mazda MAZDA3 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2025 | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 23 | 6 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2023 | C | 20 | 8 | 5 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2022 | B | 34 | 2 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2021 | B | 66 | 4 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | B | 51 | 0 | 0 | 5,500 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | C | 118 | 7 | 0 | 5,000 | Brakes |
| 2018 | C | 139 | 9 | 0 | 22,092 | Electrical System |
| 2017 | C | 105 | 11 | 0 | 28,692 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2016 | C | 137 | 12 | 2 | 36,112 | Electrical System |
| 2015 | D | 154 | 13 | 3 | 26,000 | Brakes |
| 2014 | D | 181 | 16 | 1 | 30,198 | Brakes |
| 2013 | C | 176 | 7 | 2 | 41,000 | Lights |
| 2012 | D | 328 | 12 | 1 | 37,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | D | 181 | 18 | 2 | 45,202 | Airbags |
| 2010 | D | 920 | 26 | 6 | 59,712 | Body & Structure |
| 2009 | C | 140 | 13 | 1 | 36,105 | Steering |
| 2008 | F | 387 | 41 | 1 | 45,350 | Steering |
| 2007 | D | 301 | 36 | 5 | 77,000 | Steering |
| 2006 | D | 224 | 29 | 4 | 71,290 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 127 | 25 | 3 | 67,295 | Airbags |
| 2004 | D | 185 | 25 | 4 | 55,650 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Mazda MAZDA3
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Mazda MAZDA3
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mazda MAZDA3, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mazda MAZDA3 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mazda MAZDA3
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.