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2010 Mazda MAZDA3 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 109 complaints for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
109 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 65 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2010 Mazda MAZDA3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 65 complaints that include mileage. 51% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 65 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 51% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Vehicle with continued issue with melting dashboard. Requires very frequent cleaning of the inside of the windshield due to the substance build-up from the daily heating in the florida climate. During the day the glare from the sun reflects back onto the windshield causing it to be very difficult to see. Polarized sunglasses seems to minimize the issue. At night, certain lighting also highlights the problems especially when sunglasses are not appropriate.

Reported at 42,000 miles, December 2014 Crash

I am the original owner of this vehicle, purchased brand new. In january 2010. The heater when turning on, made a loud clicking sound for approx. 20- 30 seconds, each time. Upon research on the internet, local mechanics, I found out the heater blend door actuator is the problem. I was going to replace it, but upon further investigation I found that this heater assembly is not only used by mazda, nissan, toyota, chevy, ford, and lexus. This is heater is known to have this design error.

Reported at 62,764 miles, January 2012

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