2010 Mazda MAZDA6 problems
NHTSA has received 318 complaints about the 2010 Mazda MAZDA6, and 19% of them involve body & structure. Next are air bags (17%) and suspension (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 318 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 208 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 24 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 30 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 44 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 23 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 10 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 208 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 85,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 88,000 miles (46 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 88% 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 4th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Mazda MAZDA6 with enough data (108 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.
My son took my car to school. He was going to leave after school let out, he was going to give his friend a ride home. This is a 6 speed car. His friend got in the car on the passenger side, my son was talking to his brother, he was not in the car. My son had put the keys on the driver seat, his friend put the key in the ignition and turned the key to accessories to listen to the radio, the car had the emergency brake on, and it was in first gear. When he turned the key to listen to the radio the car took off!!!!
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 mazda 6. While making a turn, the vehicle was t-boned by another vehicle on the passenger side. The air bags deployed after the crash occurred. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and nose, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a towing facility. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.
While performing maintenance on 2010 mazda 6 it was observed there was extensive corrosion to the front subframe. It is very near steering and suspension components and had the frame failed while driving it likely would have resulted in lack of control of the vehicle. Picture is attached.
I have the open and dangerous recall ( # 2818I ) still pending at this time. It was hard enough just to get the dealership, in order to inspect the car for corrosion in the concerning areas. I don't feel that the car is safe to drive at this time and prefer that no one rides with me when driving it, just for the safety of others. I'm very concerned that this fix will not come soon enough and the problem keep messing up my cars alignment. Causing all sorts of problems driving it, especially at high speeds.