2010 Mazda MAZDA3 engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 30 complaints for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Smoke came threw the vents of the 2010 mazda3 hatchback and then from under the hood. Then flames came out from hood. It burned until the fire department put it out. It was not able to be repaired.
Have had a situation occur about a dozen times since I purchased new in july 2010 with 93 miles - now at ~35500 miles. When coming to a stop on a cold engine that has only been running about 2-3 minutes, clutch pushed in to shift out of gear and brakes applied engine will rev to ~2500 RPM and it will stay there for about 3-4 seconds. First few times it happened I figured I hit the gas as well as the brake, after that I began to check my foot position on occurrence and my foot was nowhere near the accelerator.
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
- Brakes 38 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 37 complaints