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2015 Mazda Mazda3 — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 129 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

129

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

Injuries

across all reports

Years to Avoid

Mazda Mazda3 — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Mazda Mazda3 AVOID

686 complaints

2011 Mazda Mazda3

132 complaints

2012 Mazda Mazda3

226 complaints

2013 Mazda Mazda3

117 complaints

2014 Mazda Mazda3

138 complaints

2015 Mazda Mazda3

129 complaints

2016 Mazda Mazda3

103 complaints

2017 Mazda Mazda3

83 complaints

2018 Mazda Mazda3

109 complaints

2019 Mazda Mazda3

74 complaints

2020 Mazda Mazda3

32 complaints

2021 Mazda Mazda3

54 complaints

2022 Mazda Mazda3

24 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Service Brakes 26 reports

Unknown Or Other 26 reports

Electrical System 24 reports

Back Over Prevention 12 reports

Fuel/propulsion System 12 reports

Engine 6 reports

Seats 6 reports

Structure 6 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Electrical System ODI 11633180 12/30/2024

The Mazda Connect touch screen in the center display may not accept touch commands properly or may operate by itself (ghost touch). The ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) film of the touch screen may be corroded due to moisture, which may adhere on the lens of the touch screen during the cleaning process at the plant. The corrosion may allow the electrostatic capacity to vary without any …

Engine ODI 11706906 12/24/2025

Catalytic converter keeps giving me check engine

Unknown Or Other ODI 11706401 12/21/2025

I had purchased a car through Facebook Marketplace after talking to the seller and seeing a CarFax report on the car we decided to purchase it. After coming home the following day I look closer at the documents and realized the CarFax did not match the VIN of the car I purchased. After looking up the CarFax with the VIN on the car I purchased I saw that the person who sold me …

Service Brakes ODI 11055123 12/17/2017

NOTIFIED OF RECALL 8/19/17 WENT TO DEALER 10/24/17 DEALER STILL STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS. WISH TO SELL CAR BUT MUST HAVE REPAIR DONE FIRST. STILL CONTINUING TO DRIVE CAR.

Structure ODI 10935153 12/13/2016

THE DASHBOARD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN LESS THAN 52,000 MILES.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2015 Mazda Mazda3 reliable?

Owners have filed 129 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2015 Mazda Mazda3, most often about service brakes. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.

Which Mazda Mazda3 years should I avoid?

The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.

Where do these complaints come from?

Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.

Do complaints mean a recall is coming?

Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.