2012 Mazda MAZDA3 seats problems
16 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2012 Mazda MAZDA3, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seats problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
My mazda3 has experienced the same manual seat lifter failure issue as addressed in NHTSA recall 17v-082. I was involved in a rear end collision on september 8, 2020 which caused me to experience whiplash due to the seat becoming loose. The collision center found the seat is missing the push nuts and the lift bracket has broken at the welds which is identical due to safety issues stated in the above recall. Mazda states this is not an issue for this vehicle but I could have been severely injured due to this.
The front driver seat now wobbles backward. The seat is not securely in place, which is very unsafe. The same model vehicle had a recall for the 2010-2011 versions for the same issue. The following link shows that other 2012 mazda 3 owners are experiencing the same issues [link removed] I have emailed mazda today about the issue and are awaiting their reply, but I think this needs to be looked into.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Mazda MAZDA3
- Drivetrain & axles 39 complaints
- Engine 36 complaints
- Lighting 31 complaints
- Electrical system 25 complaints
- Fuel system 22 complaints
- Cruise control 20 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints
- Body & structure 17 complaints