Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Mazda Mazda3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | The airbag system failed to deploy during a major accident I was in, where my car rolled multiple times, and the collis… |
| 2025-11-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving it and randomly the AT and TC , and check engine light came on and the car went into limp mode, after doi… |
| 2024-08-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car is jerking and check engine light is on. Also when you are stopped and press on the gar it takes a bit to get … |
| 2022-11-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Transmission Control Module Failed while driving. Do to this there was a loss in ability to properly shift which made d… |
| 2022-10-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The Baffle in my tank has broken loose for uncertain reasons. This seems to be a common problem with Mazda and has had… |
| 2022-10-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Defective Driver's seat construction made by Mazda Mfg Corp. I was the first person to report this cheaply made driver'… |
| 2022-09-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | UNKNOWN. Electric power steering just suddenly stopped working for no apparent reason. Very hard to steer. DANGEROUS! |
| 2022-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel… |
| 2022-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The Dashboard is peeling above the display screen that shows information for Radio,CD, AUX, Time, Volume, Temp Outside,… |
| 2022-05-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | My seat lifter broke causing the driver's seat to rock back and forth. I brought my vehicle to my local dealer on 05/18… |
| 2022-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When I’m driving the car, electricity of the car goes off, including headlights. The steering wheel gets locked. It doe… |
| 2022-01-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Automatic transmission failure. It causes the vehicle to jar around and have misproper steering. For example improper a… |
| 2021-09-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My Mazda 3 2011 dash is splitting and it was inspected by the Mazda dealership. It pulls a safety issue because the glu… |
| 2021-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the clutch became inope… |
| 2021-06-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | The seat height adjustment lifter link has broken and my driver seat wobbles tilting up and down during normal operatio… |
| 2021-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON ME AFTER I SHUT OFF THE CAR. WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GET… |
| 2021-02-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT IS CAUSING SERVER LOWER BACK PAIN REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION OF THE SEAT. I TRIED ALL WAYS I COULD ADJU… |
| 2021-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Transmission slips out and shift shock in first gear to second year. Over revving and bucking on the freeway. These ar… |
| 2021-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FLICKERING PERIODICALLY AS I'M DRIVING. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AIRBAG IF IT'S… |
| 2021-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS LIFTING UP POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT. I AM VERY CONCE… |
| 2020-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A LOUD GUN LIKE SOUND HAPPENS. SOUND WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE OFF OR VOLUME TURNED DOWN. T… |
| 2020-11-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I GOT THIS CAR BACK IN AUGUST NOT KNOWING ABOUT MAZDA'S CLUTCH ISSUES. I GOT THE CAR WITH ABOUT 101,000 MILES, AND WHEN… |
| 2020-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP . SUPER HARD TO PULL OVER. VERY DANGEROUS. COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE POWER S… |
| 2020-08-30 | SEATS | No | 1 | SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN MY DRIVERSIDE SEAT COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE SEATS HARNESS TH… |
| 2020-07-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS HOLD DOWN FAILS THROUGH TERRIBLE DESIGNED SYSTEM. DASHBOARD IS HELD DOWN WITH CHEAP PLASTIC CLIP ON CONTR… |
| 2020-06-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | My exact make and model and year was recalled in 2017 for a driver seat problem. My specific vehicle avoided recall bec… |
| 2020-05-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE CLOCK AND INFO DISPLAY SEPARATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. |
| 2020-02-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MAZDA HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TCM. MINE GOES IN AND OUT AND I CAN'T PULL IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC WHEN THE ACCELERATIO… |
| 2019-12-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 71 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A DEER CAUSING T… |
| 2019-09-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MECHANIC'S REPORT 12/28/2019: "RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER SIDE) HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS MAJOR MOISTURE CONTAMINATION. HID CO… |
| 2019-05-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS THEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT THROUGH IT'S NORMAL PROCEDURE… |
| 2019-05-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA MAZDA3. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. T… |
| 2019-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING SHORT DRIVE ON SURFACE ROADS (UNDER 45 MPH), ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND MELTED PLASTIC CL… |
| 2019-04-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ON APRIL 8 WHILE PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL ON NAUTILUS STREET IN LA JOLLA, POINTED DOWNHILL ON A STEEP GRADE, … |
| 2019-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 2011 MAZDA 3 IN MARCH 2019. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT AT THE TIME BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING A CODE… |
| 2018-12-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE WERE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A MACHINE GUN WAS GOING THREW MY SPEAKERS AND THE RADI… |
| 2018-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE IS A GROWING GAP. IT OCCURRED OVER TIME AND IS CONTINUING … |
| 2018-10-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | AIRBAGS: DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT OF A STREETLAMP POLE ON THE FRONT DRIVERSIDE QUARTER. FRONT FARRING DAMAGED AND REP… |
| 2018-09-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | DECEMBER 6, 2018 DEAR NHTSA, I HAVE A 2011 MAZDA 3 WITH FOUR (4) WESTLAKE RP18 205/55R16 91V RADIAL TOURING TIRES… |
| 2018-06-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | 'TAKATA RECALL' THE DRIVER SEAT IS UNEVEN AND DEFINITELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE LIKE THIS |
| 2018-05-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASH BOARD PASSENGER SIDE SEAM ON DASH IS SPLITTING ABOVE AIRBAG |
| 2018-03-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2011 MAZDA 3 IS HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. IT GOES ON AND OFF AND CREATES DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FOR MYSELF AS TH… |
| 2018-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD HAS COME APART - LIKE ITS NOT GLUED TOGETHER BUT THEY TELL ME AT MAZDA THAT MY CAR IS NOT APART OF THE DAS… |
| 2018-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA MAZDA3. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE STOP LAMPS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WIT… |
| 2017-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FRONT LIGHTS SEEM TO BUILD CONDENSATION AND CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT IS EMITTED FROM THEM AT NIGHT, LEA… |
| 2017-11-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WERE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOY. TH… |
| 2017-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" - I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL A LETTER ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL AND I NEED A CLEAR EXPLAINATION AS TO WHY T… |
| 2017-07-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | AN APPROXIMATELY 2 YEAR OLD OHTSU TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING AROUND 70 MILES AN HOUR. |
| 2017-06-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V644000 (S… |
| 2017-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The instrument panel above the information display in my 2011 Mazda3 has warped and created a visible gap, which is a k… |