Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-31 | 16V793000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 69,447 | — | Details |
| 2005-07-07 | 05V317000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 52,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Part associated with recall 1017E has failed due to improper installation. |
| 2021-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My cars steering will loosen up and stiffen up randomly also the traction control will randomly engage and the tire pre… |
| 2021-06-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering wheel sometimes its hard to control sometimes its normal and when going fast the steering is so loose like… |
| 2021-03-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK AT GAS TANK AREA CAUSED MASSIVE FIRE. |
| 2021-01-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint |
| 2019-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY BRACKET BREAKS AT THE SPOTWELDS WHICH ALSO BREAKS THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND LUKILY THIS … |
| 2019-03-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE A… |
| 2018-12-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MAKING A COMPLAINT ABOUT NOT DOING RECALL IN A TIMELY MANOR |
| 2018-07-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I WENT TO PUSH THE CLUTCH IN TO DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO OVE… |
| 2018-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING WHEEL TURNS ON ITS OWN WHILE IN MOTION ON THE BELTWAY AND SOMETIMES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AT ALL WHILE IN M… |
| 2017-11-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHI… |
| 2017-11-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL FOR YOU. I AM AN OWNER OF 2005 MAZDA RX8. I WAS A FACULTY OF ONE… |
| 2017-08-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | GOOD MORNING, I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS INFORMING ME THAT I HAVE A RECALL ON MY MAZDA. IT IS THE "FUEL LEAK … |
| 2017-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, MULTIPLE FIXES HAVE BEEN TRIED. EVERY FORUM OPTION RESEARCHED AND THE PROBLEM PER… |
| 2017-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE EXTERNAL OIL LINES AND CONNECTION FITTINGS FOR THE ROTORY ENGINE LUBRICATION POINTS AND COOLING HAVE CORRODED AWAY … |
| 2017-06-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V793000 (FUEL SYSTE… |
| 2017-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILL… |
| 2017-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL COOLER HOSES RUST OUT AT FITTINGS AND LEAK OIL UNCONTROLLABLY. ONE SEARCH OF ANY RX8 FORUM AND YOU WILL FIND ALL YE… |
| 2017-02-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLUTCH PEDAL KEEPS BRAKING EVERY 20,000 MILES. :-/ THIS IS THE 4RTH REPLACEMENT I AM LOOKING AT, CURRENTLY IS BRAKING … |
| 2017-02-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BELIEVE SAFETY AND EMISSIONS RECALL 0516J IS CAUSING MY CAR TO TURN OFF WHILE IN MOTION, IT CAN BE IN NEUTRAL OR IN … |
| 2017-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD MANY RECALLS DONE LAST YEAR. NOW, TODAY, OLIVER AT MAZDA CORPORATE SAID THAT JOE MACHENS DEALERSHIPS AREN'T EQUIP… |
| 2017-01-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE TAKEN TO ANDERSON OF CRYSTAL LAKE 60039 TO REPAIR THE DEFECT VIA RECALL CAMPAIGN 16V-354. THEY DID NOT INSTALL … |
| 2017-01-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON THE FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY ON COLD MORNINGS, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, IT OVER AND UNDER COMPE… |
| 2016-12-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG IS CAUSING CRACKS IN MY PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD |
| 2016-12-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V… |
| 2016-12-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 2005 MAZDA RX-8 FROM A DEALER. SIGNED A WARRANTY ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NOT A BUYERS GUIDE OR A USED C… |
| 2016-10-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V793000 (FUEL S… |
| 2016-10-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V793000 (FUEL SYS… |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V3… |
| 2016-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | DRIVING MY MAZDA RX8 LAST NIGHT ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY SHIFTING FROM FIFTH TO SIXTH GEAR THE CLUTCH PEDAL GAVE WAY AND DO… |
| 2016-07-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET PIPE CONNECTOR WAS LEAKING FOR SOMETIME. IT EVENTUALLY CAUSED STARTUP PROBLEM IN VERY HOT WEATHER… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES THAT MY AIRBAGS NEED FIXED, AND MOST RECENTLY THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE FRO… |
| 2016-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY STEERING WHEEL IS TURNING TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE … |
| 2016-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS: NHTSA RECALL # 17V-011 HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FUEL PUMP FAULTY: NHTSA RECALL # 16V-793 HAS NOT BEEN… |
| 2015-10-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A FLAW IN THE MAZDA RX8 ENGINE. IT IS WHY THEY STOPPED MAKING THEM IN 2011. THE ENGINES HAVE BAD APEX SEALS. A… |
| 2015-10-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CLUTCH BRACKET BROKE. CLUTCH GOT STUCK TO FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET. |
| 2015-10-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V3… |
| 2015-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS… |
| 2015-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOOR, PART NUMBER FEY157K5X, HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS CRACKED WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THI… |
| 2014-11-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS A MATERIAL DEFECT WITH THE DASH PANEL OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, NOW WITH THE WEATHER GETTING COLDER THERE AR… |
| 2014-10-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HI… |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V773000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED… |
| 2014-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V… |
| 2014-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OIL COOLER COUPLING SEVERELY ROTTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE (HOSES LOOKED FINE JUST THE COUPLING AREAS). WARRANTY WILL… |
| 2014-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, COMING TO A STOP FROM 65 MPH SPEED BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AHEAD, AND AS SOON AS I PRESS THE… |
| 2014-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH BRACKET SNAPPED WHILE AT STOP SIGN. UNABLE TO GET CAR INTO GEAR. *TR |
| 2014-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA RX-8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V… |
| 2014-04-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AS I'M DRIVING MY CLUTCH PEDAL GETS STUCK WHEN IT HITS THE FLOOR AND WOULDN'T UP BACK UP ON ITS OWN AND I WOULD HAVE TO… |
| 2014-02-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT ANY GIVEN TIME IT WILL STEER ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. THE WHEEL WILL START TO SHAKE THEN IT WILL RIP OUT OF YOUR HA… |
| 2014-01-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO BUY SOME FOOD SUPPLIES FOR WEEKEND. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED, SO WHEN I STEPPED … |