Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD DOING 35-40MPH IN 4TH GEAR. I LET OFF THE GAS WHILE IN 4TH AND COASTED TO ABOUT 20MPH THEN… |
| 2017-12-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SHIFTER BROKE OFF AND I WASN'T ABLE TO MOVE. I HAD TO CALL I TOW |
| 2017-04-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE MY MAZDASPEED 3 SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. I SHIFTED INTO THIRD WHERE MY SHIFT BROKE … |
| 2016-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MANUAL SHIFT LEVER CAME DETACHED WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAR STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. I WAS UP SHIFTING WHEN IT H… |
| 2015-07-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AT LOW SPEED, THE SHIFTER FOR MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. AFTER CO… |
| 2014-10-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AFTER MAKING THE TURN AND GOING TO PUT THE CAR … |
| 2014-10-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE SHIFT LEVER COMPLETE BROKE OFF AND NO LONGER HAD ANY AFFECT ON ENGAGING ANY OF THE GEARS. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT … |
| 2014-09-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 MAZDASPEED 3 WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 9/9/2014, THE STEEL ROD THAT THE … |
| 2014-08-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, SHIFTER LEVER SHEARED, AND DETACHED, AT THE RETAINING PIN. *TR |
| 2014-04-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT IN TO FIRST GEAR. WHILE SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION SELECT LEVER SHEERED AT… |
| 2013-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION MOUNT. DRIVING HOME AT 45MPH I SUDDENLY FELT A HUGE THUNK AND THEN METAL POUNDING AGAINST… |
| 2013-10-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR, SHIFTER SNAPPED IN HALF. TOLD BE DEALER THAT REPLACEMENT SHIFTER IS ON "GALACTIC BACK… |
| 2013-07-19 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA SPEED 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TPMS SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINA… |
| 2013-05-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA, MAZDASPEED3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE GEA… |
| 2013-05-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR AND THE STICK SHIFT LEVER BROK… |
| 2013-01-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN A FLOPPING NOISE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICE… |
| 2013-01-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | COMING UP TOWARDS A STOP SIGN ON PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL LIKE ALWAYS HIT BRAKES STOP AT THE STOP SIGH THEN ATTEMPT TO SH… |
| 2012-12-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR MY SHIFT STALK FELL OFF IN MY HANDS. I HAD TO TURN MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON AND PUL… |
| 2012-12-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF DURING A SHIFT WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS AFTER THIS OCCURRED. THE… |
| 2012-10-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I GOT INTO MY CAR AND WENT TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND IT STUCK ALITTLE. USUALLY, I CAN MOVE IT SLIGHTLY AND IT WILL GO … |
| 2012-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WENT TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR FROM A STOP (AT A RED LIGHT,) AND MY SHIFTER FELL OFF IN MY HAND. UPON DISASSEMBLING TH… |
| 2011-12-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, SOMETHING IN THE TURBO EXPLODED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAI… |
| 2011-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | MOST CARS HAVE TWO HORN TONES, A "LOW" AND A "HIGH." FOR THE US MARKET, THE MAZDA3/SPEED3 DELETES THE "LOW" TONE. THE R… |
| 2011-11-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE EXCESSIVE WHEEL CAMBER MADE THE TIRE HEAT UP AND WEAR… |
| 2011-03-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DRIVING NORMALLY - MY VEHICLE IS STOCK, NEVER RACED OR ABUSED, AND ONLY DEALER-SERVICED. WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, WH… |
| 2010-07-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING MY 2008 MAZDASPEED3 WHICH HAS SMOKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT … |
| 2010-05-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BROKEN SHIFT LEVER. COMING OFF OF FREEWAY, DOWNSHIFT TO THIRD AND IT SNAPPED. SHIFT LEVER BROKE AT A KNOWN STRESS POINT… |
| 2009-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ISSUE FIRST BEGUN (05/04/09) WHEN THE ENGINE MISSED FIRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY, WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO FEEL AS … |
| 2009-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE MOTOR FAILS CATASTROPHICALLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING FIRE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER MAZDA SPEED3 AT HIGHWAY S… |
| 2008-10-24 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA SPEED 3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2008-08-16 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | A MOTOR MOUNT BROKE ON MY 2008 MAZDASPEED3 CAUSING THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT ON THE FOLLOWING PARTS: TRANSMISSION TWO … |
| 2008-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA 3. CONSUMER STATES PERSISTENT CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE SUSPENSION AND TWO OF ENGINE MOUNTS ARE COMING LOOSE *… |
| 2008-06-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | WAS DRIVING MY 08 MAZDA SPEED 3 HOME FROM BEING OUT AND WHEN I GOT HOME SMELT SOMETHING BURNING SO I LOOKED AROUND THE … |