Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-21 | 17V745000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 144 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | While I was driving on the highway, I went to use my front wipers and there was no response when trying to active them.… |
| 2026-01-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware of… |
| 2025-11-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Infotainment system is cracking uncontrollably and will make the rear view camera unusable and a safety issue. It k… |
| 2025-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2018 Mazda 3 has an intermittent electrical failure on the high-speed CAN network that causes multiple safety-critic… |
| 2025-10-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | No incidents |
| 2025-10-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The high-pressure fu… |
| 2025-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The touch screen in my car has developed a malfunction known as “ghost touch,” where the screen glitches and registers … |
| 2025-06-11 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | I got into my car and the infotainment screen was cracked. It had been parked in moderate weather (no extreme heat or c… |
| 2025-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The center dashboard information screen developed "spider cracks" and got opaque in the corners of the screen. The scr… |
| 2025-03-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Wiper stopped functioning, in the rain. Started with the wipers making 2 wipes rapidly, then not functioning. Next day,… |
| 2025-03-12 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | No | 0 | The Infotainment system is cracking uncontrollably and will make the rear view camera unusable and a safety issue. Mazd… |
| 2025-03-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Touchscreen has the "ghost screen" problem. It has gotten progressively worse over the last year. The Mazda dealership … |
| 2025-01-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have a letter for an important safety recall, re: the backup camera. The letter is dated September 2023, and I called… |
| 2024-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There is a infotainment display that sits on the center part of the dash that has touch screen capability that over tim… |
| 2024-12-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Mazda infotainment system center display screen with spider cracking. Cracking makes part of display unreadable. |
| 2024-12-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The driver side if the door handle metallic wrap has begun peeling, I reached for my door handle and was cut by the wra… |
| 2024-10-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Recall 23V-487 has been un-remedied for over a year. And it sounds like a zip tie would fix it. That's too long. |
| 2024-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Mazda has a warranty extension for the 2014-2016 Mazda 3 infotainment touch screen as it may malfunction and glitch. Th… |
| 2024-09-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was parked in a downtown garage, and the vehicle would not start after many attempts, after about 45 minutes of tryin… |
| 2024-08-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My screen ghost taps (goes into apps without me touching it) plus there is screen damage. I got into my car one day and… |
| 2024-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The touchscreen has started to exhibit similar issues as seen in previous recalls for the Mazdas. Commonly known as "gh… |
| 2024-07-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The wipers randomly stopped working. No matter which wiper setting was chosen, the windshield wipers would not activat… |
| 2024-07-19 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over … |
| 2024-07-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The radio has a ghost touch that continues to beep and change noise levels without being able to control the radio. Thi… |
| 2024-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Over a year later and Mazda is not fulfilling an existing recall despite continuing to pump out new cars: Manufacture… |
| 2024-06-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact’s sister owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle sta… |
| 2024-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The collision warning light and lane assistance light come on frequently. It used to just be when the weather was under… |
| 2024-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The screen/head unit in my car is registering ghost touches. Basically the screen thinks it's being touched even though… |
| 2024-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Safety Recall 6023G - NHTSA Campaign Number 23V-487. The car was purchased in 2018. On 5/29/2024 the backup camera view… |
| 2024-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have seen the problem online called ghosting or ghost control. The infotainment system changes station, settings, sel… |
| 2024-05-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | The TPMS light goes off when traveling over 50 MPH, indicating low air pressure on one or more tires. I pulled over, as… |
| 2024-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The infotainment system randomly mutes and unmutes Bluetooth calls; it switches radio stations, skips, and repeats on S… |
| 2024-05-15 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over … |
| 2024-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | In 2023, the reverse camera would either flicker or completely shut off (displaying a blank screen) while the reverse g… |
| 2024-04-12 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over … |
| 2024-03-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I’m getting water in my trunk. Dealership replaced left tail light and both lights on the right. The left is dry and th… |
| 2024-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnor… |
| 2024-02-16 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | I took my vehicle into RBMC dealership due to the vehicle was experiencing electrical issues and had an open recall / s… |
| 2024-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The infotainment screen in this vehicle has internally delaminated causing a well-known "ghosting" problem that causes … |
| 2024-01-08 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over … |
| 2024-01-08 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over … |
| 2024-01-07 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | My car has a faulty Front Body Power Module, a known issue with these cars, but Mazda keeps saying my model is not in t… |
| 2023-12-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was driving on the highway in sixth gear and went to down shift to get on to the off ramp and was unable to get it ou… |
| 2023-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Touchscreen in vehicle is randomly changing without my touching the screen. This is a well-documented issue in other 2… |
| 2023-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The entertainment/navigation screen randomly started developing spidering cracks on the inside of the screen and has gr… |
| 2023-11-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel smell after a fill-up, fuel pump is cracked/deformed EXACTLY as described in Mazda bulletin 5321K (THIS BULLETIN … |
| 2023-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There is a known issue with the infotainment system referred to as ghost tough. This causes the system to randomly cha… |
| 2023-10-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving at 65 MPH, several unkno… |
| 2023-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive po… |
| 2023-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I became aware of this recall for my backup camera and one day i closed my trunk wasnt expecting it too affect my car b… |