Worst years for a Mazda MAZDA6
Owners have filed 2,937 complaints about the Mazda MAZDA6 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2021. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
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2014 Mazda MAZDA6196 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Mazda MAZDA6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2018 | C | 78 | 1 | 3 | 10,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | B | 77 | 1 | 0 | 23,450 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2016 | D | 111 | 19 | 0 | 34,000 | Brakes |
| 2015 | D | 78 | 11 | 0 | 22,000 | Brakes |
| 2014 | D | 196 | 23 | 0 | 40,200 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | B | 34 | 1 | 0 | 50,000 | Brakes |
| 2012 | C | 128 | 7 | 3 | 73,250 | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 186 | 13 | 2 | 90,957 | Suspension |
| 2010 | D | 318 | 9 | 2 | 85,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2009 | C | 529 | 9 | 6 | 91,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2008 | C | 121 | 17 | 2 | 58,500 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 184 | 18 | 2 | 77,500 | Airbags |
| 2006 | D | 207 | 19 | 1 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | D | 180 | 13 | 5 | 57,500 | Airbags |
| 2004 | D | 197 | 14 | 8 | 63,290 | Airbags |
| 2003 | D | 245 | 14 | 3 | 24,981 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | A | 40 | 2 | 0 | 49,222 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Mazda MAZDA6
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 MAZDA6
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mazda MAZDA6, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mazda MAZDA6 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 MAZDA6
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.