Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Mazda Cx-3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving on the highway on a posted 65mph, the fuel remaining on the vehicle was posted at 1/4, approx. 75miles re… |
| 2024-06-21 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda CX-3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over Pr… |
| 2024-05-15 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Rear view camera and… |
| 2024-03-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My recent experience with the service at Putnam Mazda was extremely disappointing and frustrating. What should have bee… |
| 2023-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My Mazda CX3’s touchscreen started registering “ghost presses” without any input from me. This leads to the car scrolli… |
| 2023-10-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The infotainment center has a mind of its own. It's going berserk. Others have said that it is like a ghost is taking o… |
| 2023-09-06 | LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | No | 0 | The Lane Departure Warning on both left and right side mirrors sporadically does not work. This is the first time I'm r… |
| 2023-07-14 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda CX-3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over Pr… |
| 2023-07-14 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda CX-3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over Pr… |
| 2023-05-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLAMPS CONTAIN AND HOLD MOISTURE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO CRACKS. THIS IS CAUSING MOISTURE, AND THERE IS A CONCERN… |
| 2023-04-11 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda CX-3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over Pr… |
| 2023-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact's daughter owns a 2016 Mazda CX-3. The contact stated that while her daughter's vehicle was in reverse(R), … |
| 2023-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Condensation in the headlights assembly. It’s a common problem. I have already drivers side front replaced at the deale… |
| 2022-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Mazda CX3 Connect touch screen in the center display may not accept touch commands properly and faded. The film inside … |
| 2022-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Infotainment system and screen failure. The screen develops "spiderweb" cracking. This cracking first appeared 3 year… |
| 2021-12-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine stalled while driving and all the dashboard lights turned on. Could not turn engine back on again. Upon inspect… |
| 2021-10-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle stalled while driving. On 9/29/21 Suburban Mazda of Troy removed the Mazda mobile start. On 10/13/21, the engin… |
| 2021-09-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The seals around headlights are failing and causing moisture infiltration. Limiting distance of visibility during night… |
| 2021-09-15 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda CX-3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over Pr… |
| 2021-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The media console screen on my Mazda CX-3 has spiderweb-like cracking. This causes "ghost touch" which means that while… |
| 2020-11-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION CHIME SOUNDED EVERY 5 SECONDS FOR 35 MINUTES. PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE NOW DISABLED. BLIND… |
| 2020-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RUST ON HATCH, SIMILAR TO RUST RESULTING IN RECALL IN 2016 IN AUSTRALIA |
| 2020-04-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I was recently served a notice in regards to our back up camera. Of greater concern is the moisture issue in the headli… |
| 2020-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MAZDA CX3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EVAPORATOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS BLOWING WARM… |
| 2019-12-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAR LOST POWER ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON THEN DIED COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD COULD NOT RESTART CAR… |
| 2019-12-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE ROAD (~45 MPH), THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING LIG… |
| 2019-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2016 MAZDA CX-3 ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 280 IT SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING POWER, I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR … |
| 2019-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLAMPS CONTAIN AND HOLD MOISTURE CAUSING A SOFTER LIGHT AND LESS VISIBILITY. I AM AFRAID THE MOISTURE WILL CAUSE… |
| 2019-08-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE SEAT CONSTANTLY DEFLATES WHEN IT'S PUMPED UP TO THE TALLEST SETTING. DRIVER HAS TO KEEP ADJUSTING SEAT HEIGHT WHILE… |
| 2019-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE A/C QUIT WORKING AFTER LESS THAN 3 YRS, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY NO LESS. DEALER WANTS NEARLY $2K FOR REPAIR. TUR… |
| 2019-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLAMPS HOLD MOISTURE. THERE ARE NO CRACKS IN THE HEADLAMPS. I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. |
| 2019-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REAR TAILGATE WILL NOT OPEN |
| 2019-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE IS A CRACK IN THE CORNER OF THE MAZDA CONNECT CENTER DISPLAY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED LAST YEAR AN… |
| 2019-01-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME AROUND 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH NO CARS, NO BUMPS IN THE ASPHALT, AND NO TREES, MY SUNROOF SUD… |
| 2019-01-11 | SEATS | No | 0 | Drivers seat constantly sinks down as you are driving. It will not stay in place. It has a manual seat up and down lev… |
| 2018-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE CONTAINED MOISTURE FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS, CAUSING DIFFUSED, DIMMED VISIBILITY AT NIGHT...VERY DANGER… |
| 2017-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MAZDA CX-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V393000 (PARKING BRAKE) EXCEED… |
| 2017-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 2 | PASSENGER SEAT BELT RELEASED PROPELLING ME INTO THE WINDSHIELD. I'M AN AVID SEATBELT WEARER. WE WERE HIT BY ANOTHER VE… |
| 2017-01-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ONLY REACHES THE VERY BOTTOM PORTION OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I BROUGHT INTO THE MAZDA DEAL… |
| 2017-01-05 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME THROUGH PITTSBURGH, PA IN ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW I CAME TO A 90 DEGREE TURN ON A RESIDENTIAL CITY STR… |
| 2016-12-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD 4 EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. EACH TIME WHEN SLOWING TO … |
| 2016-11-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE REAR LIFT GATE. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 2 1/2 MONTHS AND STILL NO RE… |
| 2016-08-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WAS SLOWING DOWN .EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SPED UP INTO A WOODED… |
| 2016-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MAZDA CX-3. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE ILLUMIN… |
| 2016-05-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WARM ENGINE, VERY HARD/LONG CRANKING TIME. VS. STARTS RIGHT UP WHEN ENGINE COLD |
| 2016-01-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | I BOUGHT A MAZDA CX-3 ON DECEMBER 31ST 2015. ON JANUARY 27TH I DROVE THE CAR FROM HOME TO WORK FOR 20 MINUTES AND I EN… |
| 2015-10-28 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | MULTIPLE WATER LINES LEFT ON WINDSHIELD AFTER EACH SWIPE OF THE WIPERS DURING A LIGHT OR HEAVY RAINFALL WHETHER THE VEH… |