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Best and worst years for the Mazda MAZDA3

Of the 19 model years of the Mazda MAZDA3 with enough data to compare, the 2010 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (570), and the 2022 has the fewest (34).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mazda MAZDA3 0 300 600 2004: 113 '04 2005: 69 2006: 100 '06 2007: 131 2008: 262 262 '08 2009: 112 2010: 570 570 '10 2011: 105 2012: 213 '12 2013: 125 2014: 110 '14 2015: 105 2016: 90 '16 2017: 58 2018: 82 '18 2019: 111 2020: 50 50 '20 2021: 71 2022: 34 34 '22 2023: 20 2024: 23 '24 2025: 9 2026: 1 '26
  • Most complaints
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  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
2004113
200569
2006100
2007131
2008262
2009112
2010570
2011105
2012213
2013125
2014110
2015105
201690
201758
201882
2019111
202050
202171
202234
202320
202423
20259
20261

What stands out

The 2010 stands out, with about 5.4 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2008, 2012.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2010 and 2008. Or the years with the fewest: 2022 and 2020.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202611
202599
20242323
20232020
20223434
20217171
20205051
2019111118
201882144
201758106
201690138
2015105154
2014110181
2013125176
2012213328
2011105181
2010570920
2009112140
2008262387
2007131301
2006100224
200569127
2004113185