Mazda MAZDA3 by model year

4,019 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mazda MAZDA3 across 21 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 MAZDA3

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
2004	185
2005	127
2006	224
2007	301
2008	387
2009	140
2010	920
2011	181
2012	328
2013	176
2014	181
2015	154
2016	138
2017	106
2018	144
2019	118
2020	51
2021	71
2022	34
2024	23
2025	9

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	Safety
2025	9		1
2024	23		3
2022	34	Air bags (41%)		5 stars
2021	71	Engine (27%)	1	5 stars
2020	51	Forward collision avoidance (47%)	2	5 stars
2019	118	Brakes (13%)	6
2018	144	Electrical system (21%)	4	5 stars
2017	106	Electrical system (19%)	2	5 stars
2016	138	Electrical system (16%)	6	5 stars
2015	154	Brakes (19%)	4	5 stars
2014	181	Brakes (17%)	4	5 stars
2013	176	Lighting (21%)	1	4 stars
2012	328	Drivetrain & axles (12%)	1	4 stars
2011	181	Air bags (17%)	2	4 stars
2010	920	Body & structure (19%)	3
2009	140	Steering (26%)	3
2008	387	Steering (30%)	2
2007	301	Steering (31%)	2
2006	224	Engine (15%)	1
2005	127	Air bags (20%)	2
2004	185	Brakes (18%)	2