Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-29 | 09V187000 |
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 7,100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake pedal sinks to the ground d after abs is turned on due to hard braking or after hitting a dip |
| 2024-12-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed a puddle of … |
| 2023-04-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | For the past 9-10 months and on occasions, when I step on the brake pedal to either slow down or stop from a normal cru… |
| 2023-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | When driving and trying to negotiate a turn, or sometimes when going straight, the power assist steering simply fails (… |
| 2022-03-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Brake lights are causing the top of the tail light to melt on the housing. |
| 2021-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | parking brake not working due to mechanism on rear caliper is rusted solid so it can not activate brake |
| 2021-06-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel pump lock ring on my 2009 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 has failed which is causing two engine codes: P0442 and P0455. In … |
| 2021-03-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AS I'M SLOWING DOWN, AS YOU WOULD TO MAKE A TURN ONTO A STREET OR DRIVEWAY. I TURN ON MY BLINKER, … |
| 2020-03-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD (40 MPH) MARCH 2020, MY DAUGHTER'S 2009 MAZDA 3 LOST POWER STEERING, AND THE POWER STEER… |
| 2019-04-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF. SEEMS TO DEPEND ON THE WEATHER, IE, RAIN AND HIGH HUMIDITY |
| 2019-01-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE ELECTRICITY FOR THE CAR CUTS OUT FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN IT COME… |
| 2018-03-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING ASSIST IS SUDDENLY LOST REDUCING THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE AS TYPICALLY EXPECTED, AND IN… |
| 2017-02-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ELECTRIC DRIVERS SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTORS HAVE FAILED THREE (3) TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. WINDOW WILL N… |
| 2016-12-18 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | WHILE INFLATING A TIRE FOR ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS, THE VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING ALL AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE TIRE. |
| 2016-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | RED TAIL LIGHT LENS MELTED SO WHEN YOU TURN ON THE LIGHTS, THE TAIL LIGHTS LOOK WHITE INSTEAD OF RED. DID THIS TO BOT… |
| 2016-03-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE SENSORS BECAUSE OF BROKEN RETAINING NUTS OR CORRODE… |
| 2016-02-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS CORRODE AND FALL APART CAUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT INSTANTLY. I HAVE HAD 3 OF THE ORIGINAL SENSORS F… |
| 2015-07-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A LOUD CLATTER LIKE A ROCK IN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE SAW SOMETHING BOUNCE OUT FROM… |
| 2015-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FIRST OFF. I'M A MECHANIC SO THIS SHOULD THROW YOU FOR A LOOP. AT 130,000 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I… |
| 2015-01-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE A KEY LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR BY A KEY R… |
| 2014-12-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2009 MAZDA3. THE WHEEL END OF THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF. UPDATED 02/13/15*BF |
| 2014-12-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVER WAS BACKING CAR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM THAT HOLDS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND A… |
| 2014-11-18 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HEARD A BRIEF AUDIBLE ALARM AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYMBOL ON THE DASH WAS LIT. AFTER ADDING AIR T… |
| 2014-10-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS MELTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT… |
| 2014-05-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, IMMEDIATELY WENT TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TIRE RUINED. HAD TROUBLE DIRECTI… |
| 2014-04-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2009 MAZDA3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED TO B… |
| 2014-04-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHTAWAY PORTION OF A STATE HIGHWAY WITH NO TRAFFIC OR ROAD PROBLEMS (NO POTHOLES OR UNEVEN PAVE… |
| 2014-03-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA, MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WI… |
| 2014-02-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE SENSORS VALVE STEMS CRACKED AND THE TIRES WOULDN'T HOLD AIR IN THE TIRES. MAZDA DID REPLACE 2 BUT SAID IT WAS … |
| 2014-01-22 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | TIRES PRESSURE MONITORS SENSORS WON'T HOLD AIR.TIRES GO FLAT. *TR |
| 2014-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RED TAIL / BRAKE LIGHT LENSES ARE MELTED BY BULB. *TR |
| 2013-11-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | I CONSTANTLY HAVE ISSUES WITH MY TIRE PRESSURE BEING LOW. I WENT TO FILL MY TIRES UP FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 4 MONTHS AND A… |
| 2013-11-13 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THIS SUMMER. I ALL OF A SUDDEN LOSE STEERING CONTROL (FEEL LIKE IT… |
| 2013-08-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE TAKEN MY MAZDA 3 TO BE CHECKED OUT 2 TIMES DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE … |
| 2013-08-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 16TH 2013 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING CAME ON AND A FEW MILES LATER FELT THE CAR PULLI… |
| 2013-08-14 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TWO OF THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING S___?) SENSORS WERE CRACKED AND REPLACED AT A DISCOUNTED COST TO ME OF $325. … |
| 2013-06-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS HAVE FAILED CAUSING TIRE DEFLATION. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS WAS DISCOVERED IN… |
| 2013-05-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STE… |
| 2013-04-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL. WAS COMING UP ON A CAR AND HIT BRAKES TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. INSTEAD… |
| 2013-02-16 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR MOUNTED IN THE RIM FAILED AND THE TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTE… |
| 2013-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | RED INNER COATING ON TAIL LIGHTS APPEARS TO HAVE MELTED, MAKING A HOLE THAT SHOWS WHITE LIGHT THROUGH THE TAIL LIGHT LE… |
| 2012-12-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | 12/26/12, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OFF HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY, TIRE FLAT, NUT HOLDING PRESSURE STEM HAD DISINTE… |
| 2012-12-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE 69 FROM CENTER ROAD IN FLINT, MICHIGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 A.M. T… |
| 2012-12-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA3 EQUIPPED WITH SIEMENS SENSOR CDOV 847D TIRE VALVES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WH… |
| 2012-11-09 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | TPMS VALVES BADLY CORRODED AND LEAKING AIR, THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY MAZDA DUE TO THOUSANDS OF COMPLAI… |
| 2012-10-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OVER AND VALVE STEM BLEW A PIN OUT. ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE CALLED TO HELP ME AND VE… |
| 2012-08-18 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MAZDA HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE STEMS BREAKING EVEN WITH THE OEM CAPS BUT THEY STILL INSIST OPERATOR ERROR AND… |
| 2012-08-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS A WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED… |
| 2012-07-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THREE OEM VALVE STEMS ROT OUT AND COMPLETELY FALL INTO THE TIRE CAUSING A RAPID DEFLATION AND RISK OF CONTRO… |
| 2012-06-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON A HOT DAY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD,… |