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2019 Mazda Mazda3 — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 74 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

74
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
3
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
0
Involved Fire
owner-reported
1
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.

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

0 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Unknown Or Other 15 reports
Service Brakes 15 reports
Engine 11 reports
Power Train 11 reports
Electrical System 11 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 9 reports
Visibility/wiper 8 reports
Fuel/propulsion System 8 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Service Brakes ODI 11291929 12/29/2019

I WAS DRIVING ON US ONE BETWEEN FT. PIERCE AND VERO BEACH, JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 2019. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OR BESIDES ME, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE CARS APPROACHING FROM THE REAR. THE CAR SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. I TRIED TO START IT, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I COULD SEE CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME AND KNEW I COULD EASILY BE HIT FROM THE REAR. …

Service Brakes ODI 11291422 12/26/2019

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I LEASED A NEW MAZDA 3 ON 12/20/2019. AT THE TIME OF SIGNING ALL DOCUMENTS I WAS PROVIDED WITH A DOCUMENT TO SIGN THAT THE DEALERSHIP WERE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL ME A CAR WITH AN OPEN RECALL. AFTER REGISTERING WITH THE MAZDA APP I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL. IS THIS LEGAL AND WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY DISHONEST. I WOULD APPRECIATE …

Fuel/propulsion System ODI 11498742 12/24/2022

Faulty Fuel pump by factory

Service Brakes ODI 11384444 12/21/2020

I WAS ACCELERATING AFTER A TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE CAR STARTED BRAKING AUTOMATICALLY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO REASON. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE TWO SENSORS AND NEITHER ONE WAS BLOCKED (IT HAD SNOWED HERE RECENTLY…

Service Brakes ODI 11290226 12/19/2019

AUTOMATIC BREAK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS OFTEN AND DOES A HARD BREAK. ALSO THE PERIMETER SENSOR GETS DISABLED NUMEROUS TIME OUT OF BLUE WHILE DRIVING AND STOP FUNCTIONING UNTIL THE CAR RESTARTS. THE BREAK HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION OR SAME SITUATION. IT JUST HAPPENS ON THE REGULAR ROAD AS WELL AS HIGHWAY. BUT THE HIGHWAY JUST SCARES ME. BUT THERE IS NO WAY I CAN T…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2019 Mazda Mazda3, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2019 Mazda Mazda3 reliable?
Owners have filed 74 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2019 Mazda Mazda3, most often about unknown or other. 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.