Mazda CX-3 by model year

154 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mazda CX-3 across 6 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Mazda CX-3

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2016	63
2017	27
2018	15
2019	38
2020	1
2021	6

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2021	6		1	29 to 31
2020	1		1	29 to 31
2019	38	Electrical system (26%)	2	29 to 31	5 stars
2018	15		1	29 to 31
2017	27	Fuel system (37%)	1	29 to 31	5 stars
2016	63	Electrical system (18%)	3	29 to 31	5 stars