2010 Mazda MAZDA3 brakes problems
38 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes.
What owners wrote
While I was making a exit from the freeway onto a local road, I lost control of the steering wheel while slowly braking. Afterwards my car spun out of control and I was in a head on collision with the guard rail for the highway ramp. This happened with my car logging close to 21500 miles. Inspection at the body shop determined that issues between the brake pads and steering wheel LED to the steering wheel stopping.
Lifted parking brake lever to engage parking brake, and it came up way further than normal without offering the normal resistance. After three attempts at resetting the brake, it engaged normally. Malfunction occurred again two days later, but this time, I could not get it to engage successfully even after multiple attempts. Dealer diagnosed that the brake lever assembly was intermittently sticking and replaced lever assembly. Two days later, same problem occurred again. Car is 9 months old, 13,500 mi.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3
- Body & structure 170 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 109 complaints
- Seats 106 complaints
- Wheels 54 complaints
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Tires 50 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 37 complaints
- Steering 32 complaints