Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-22 | 04V559000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 2 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, there was an abnormally stro… |
| 2021-11-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Randomly, the parking lights, tail lights, and climate control lighting will fail. This has happened to me multiple tim… |
| 2021-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V494000 (Air Bags) … |
| 2021-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V494000 (Air Bags) … |
| 2017-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED ENTIRELY DURING ROUTINE HIGHWAY DRIVING, VEHICLE LOST FORWARD PROPULSION, EVENTUALLY COMING TO COMPLETE S… |
| 2017-03-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND SOMETIMES SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. I WAS TRAVELI… |
| 2016-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | SUDDENLY LOSS OF STEERING POWER WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY |
| 2016-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNLESS KEY IS ON PUT INTO NEUTRAL THEN STARTS. SOMETIMES GREEN P LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP. |
| 2016-01-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR SHIFTS COMPLETELY WRONG WHEN IT IS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. SOMETIMES ITS SHIFTS REALLY HARD GOING BETWEEN T… |
| 2015-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE RED AIRBAG SIGN ON THE DASHBOARD, AT FIRST WOULD COME ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY, BUT NOW IT'S ON EVERYTIME I OPERATE … |
| 2015-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AS THE SAME ISSUE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON, HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED IN … |
| 2015-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING AND STEERING LIGHT COMES ON,THEN HARD TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT.TURN SWITCH OFF AND RIGHT BACK ON LIGHT GOES OFF A… |
| 2015-05-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-04-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE RE… |
| 2015-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE … |
| 2015-02-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | ON FEBRUARY 15, 2015. I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY GIRLFRIEND. MY LEFT REAR DOOR WAS HIT BUT THE AIR … |
| 2015-02-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS COMING AROUND A TURN AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUSE, WHEN THE VEHICLE'S RADIO WENT OFF AND STEERING LOCKED… |
| 2014-12-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE (FORD EXPLORER) TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS MY LANE OF TRA… |
| 2014-10-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD DONE MY OIL CHANGE ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND I FELT MY CAR RUNNING DIFFERENT, WHEN I BRAKE A… |
| 2014-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH AROUND A RAMP, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND RE… |
| 2014-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I DROVE OVER A BUMP AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AS WELL. BOT… |
| 2014-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DROVE OVER SOME BUMPS AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON. IT HAS NOT TURNED OFF SINCE. WITH THE LIGHT ON, MY… |
| 2014-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA3 SP23I, FOUR-DOOR SEDAN. A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHILE PARKED IN THE STREET, MY SON HAD RECLINED … |
| 2014-03-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WE WERE IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AFTER AN OIL … |
| 2014-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY … |
| 2014-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY SON HAD RECLINED THE PASSENGER SEAT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN BACK UP TO THE PROPER HEIGHT, THE AI… |
| 2014-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECLINING THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLU… |
| 2014-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ADAPTER IN THE HEADLAMP IS FAULTY. THE CAR REQUIRES THE H7 LOW BEAM BULB, BUT THERE IS A PLASTIC ADAPTER IN THE HOU… |
| 2014-01-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS KUHMO LX PLATINUM TIRES, SIZE 205-50/R17 THAT WERE BEING USED ON A 2005 MAZDA, MAZDA 3. THE CONTAC… |
| 2013-06-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST SUDDENLY. THE FLUID IS RIGHT AT MAX WHEN COOL, AND HAS NEVER GIVEN PROBLEMS … |
| 2013-01-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPE… |
| 2012-11-21 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR |
| 2012-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST $400 AT THE DEALER. *TR |
| 2012-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMI… |
| 2012-05-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MAZDA3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON T… |
| 2011-10-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON 10/5/11, NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL FELT HARDER TO TURN INTERMITTENTLY, AT THE SAME T… |
| 2011-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS WHEN THICK SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT OF MY AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND THE F… |
| 2011-06-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE … |
| 2011-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ANYTIME AFTER IT RAINS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. DOING INTERNET RESEARCH, ITS MOST LIKELY THE CRASH SENSORS THAT HAV… |
| 2011-04-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY MAZDA 3 2005 EACH YEAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR; EACH SIDE I'VE REPLACED 3 TIMES. … |
| 2011-03-23 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TEETH OF WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM CONNECTION ARE STRIPPED OUT BY THE WIPER MOTORS. THIS JUST HAPPENED FOR A THIRD TIME ON … |
| 2011-01-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE INVLOVED INTO HIGHWAY COLLISION DURING WET CONDITIONS. WAS STRUCK BY TOYOTA TACOMA AFTER THE TACOMA HAD SPUN OU… |
| 2010-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I DEVELOPED A TICK IN THE ENGINE, TOOK TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED " THE SHUTTER VALVE INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS COMIN… |
| 2010-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON, I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MY 2005 MAZDA3, BUT MAZDA SAYS THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT… |
| 2010-10-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA 3. WHILE THE CONTACT CHANGED LANES AT 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LOCKED TWICE. SHE WAS … |
| 2010-07-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS. IN THE PAST MONTH, MY DRIVERS SEATBELT HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THIS IS A PYROTECHNIC SE… |
| 2010-06-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HI, I HAVE TWO ISSUES DUE TO: ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT MAY COME ON DUE TO DAMAGED PRETENSIONER SENSOR… |
| 2010-05-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE MAZDA 3 4DR 2005 WITH 75,000 MILES PERIODIC POWER STEERING FAILURE OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD BUT … |
| 2010-03-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING WATER ENTERED A SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED A SHORT CIRCUIT AND ILLUMINATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. THE AIRBAG… |
| 2010-02-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | (VISIBILITY)THE HEADLIGHTS BOTH BLEW AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING THE FIRST TIME IT H… |