2010 Mazda MAZDA3 problems
Owners have filed 920 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (12%) and seats (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 920 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 654 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 67 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 112 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 150 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 107 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 80 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 50 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 40 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 25 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 14 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Among the 654 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 59,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 49,000 miles (102 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Mazda MAZDA3 with enough data (570 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was involved in a front end collision, sitting at a stop light and hit head on by a car that was struck by another car failing to yield the right of way. It was determined that I was hit by the other car moving at approximately 55 MPH in the front end of my car, flipping it into the ditch nose first. I am fortunate to be here writing this because my air bags in the car did not deploy and they most certainly should have. Owners rely on their car's air bag to deploy in the event of this type of situation.
While driving slowly through a community center parking lot, the automobile suddenly accelerated and did not respond to braking,resulting in a crash into a brick wall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mazda 3. While driving 4 MPH, the contact heard a noise inside the vehicle. The tire pressure light was illuminated; however, it functioned as designed and was not related to the failure. In addition, while driving various speeds, the sun roof failed to close, the vehicle vibrated and veered to the right numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed that the internal software malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
The contact owns a 2010 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that the adhesive tape on the instrument panel was melt, making it difficult to see the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the instrument panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and made aware of failure. The contact was informed that an Extended Warranty for the failure had expired. The failure mileage was 105,000.