FaultScore

Worst years for a Mazda MAZDASPEED3

Owners have filed 155 complaints about the Mazda MAZDASPEED3 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2013. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Mazda MAZDASPEED3

41 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2010 Mazda MAZDASPEED3

44 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mazda MAZDASPEED3 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
2013 3 1 0 Seats
2012 6 1 0 21,550 Transmission & Drivetrain
2011 8 0 0 61,222 Body & Structure
2010 B 44 0 0 64,369 Seats
2009 5 0 0 45,000 Engine & Cooling
2008 C 41 1 3 43,250 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 C 48 1 0 11,700 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Mazda MAZDASPEED3

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

Worst in 2008

Engine & Cooling 24 15.5%

Worst in 2007

Seats 22 14.2%

Worst in 2010

Body & Structure 12 7.7%

Worst in 2010

Suspension 7 4.5%

Worst in 2007

Tires 7 4.5%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 7 4.5%

Worst in 2010

Lights 5 3.2%

Worst in 2011

Wheels 5 3.2%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 4 2.6%

Worst in 2008

Airbags 3 1.9%

Worst in 2010

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 1.9%

Worst in 2007

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.9%

Worst in 2010

Steering 2 1.3%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mazda MAZDASPEED3, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2007 peak 11 Oct 2019

Compare the Mazda MAZDASPEED3

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