2009 Mazda MAZDA6 problems
NHTSA has received 529 complaints about the 2009 Mazda MAZDA6, and 23% of them involve body & structure. Next are suspension (14%) and air bags (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 529 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 349 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 | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 57 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 55 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 48 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 42 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 45 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 24 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 17 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 14 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 349 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 91,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 84,000 miles (92 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 89% 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 2009 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Mazda MAZDA6 with enough data (148 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 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.
Takata recall- my mazda mazda6 -2009 vehicle was involved in an auto accident on in january 2015. I was injured with burns in my wrist from the airbag. I also had to go through pt to regain movement to my injured wrist. The vehicle was moving and another car cut out in front of us and hit my car. I was not cited in the police report the other party was.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 mazda, mazda 6. While driving approximately 70-75 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over. The contact sustained minor injuries. No air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact stated earlier in the year that the vehicle was making a noise and the transmission was replaced free of charge. The failure mileage was approximately 6,500.
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 mazda 6. While driving at a low speed, another vehicle crashed into the driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The side air bag deployed. The contact suffered injuries to the wrist and head, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was destroyed, but not towed. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 105,000.
While driving car, felt clunk and car kept pulling to right and hard to control steering. When turn wheel, loud clunking felt and hard to control car. Car was on highway just before exiting to city street.took to independent mechanic who said subframe completely rusted and affected steering and wheels would not let anyone drive car and said car is undriveable. Car towed to mazda dealer where it sits today. I was driving my 3 brothers in the car when this occurred. Luckily there was no accident.
Car was recalled for front crossmember. No repair was needed. Told by dealer that the rear crossmember needed to be replaced at cost of $2,000 as it was rusted through and r/r coil spring could pop through