2017 Mazda Mazda3 — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 83 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
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.
686 complaints
132 complaints
226 complaints
117 complaints
138 complaints
129 complaints
103 complaints
83 complaints
109 complaints
74 complaints
32 complaints
54 complaints
24 complaints
12 complaints
12 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
The touchscreen for the infotainment area is ghost touching and changing information. This turn off information like lane change assist changes the volume of the blinker as well as randomly calls people. This is highly disruptive and distracting while driving. There has been many instances when I have had to pull off the road to try to avoid major issues because of this. When …
I WROTE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICES: ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 4, 2018, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT FOR THAT STRETCH OF TEXAS HIGHWAY. THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD IS BRAND NEW AND DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10 PM, ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME, THERE WAS A LOUD THU…
The infotainment system is malfunctioning. It constantly restarts/reboots while I am driving and it is highly distracting. I contacted Mazda USA about this, but they responded by saying there are not active recalls for this car and the car isn't under warranty. I took it to a dealership and they quoted me $1450 for repairs. However, a problem such as this should not be occ…
My rear camera is not centered when I bought my car as new in 2017. I reported the issue. But they told me it is normal. I got a letter from Mazda in 2022 about the rear camera recall. Then I asked them to do the recall. They told me they don't have parts. Recently, the video output is getting worse. It is distorted, flickering and zoomed out. I asked them again on 2024. Th…
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK ON THE DRIVER DISPLAY. AFTER REACHING MY DESTINATION AND AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNING IT BACK ON THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND DID NOT COME BACK ON.
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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