Mazda air bags problems
Across all Mazda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,587 complaints involve air bags. The MAZDA6 accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 2007 CX-7 with 103 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,587 about air bags, all Mazda models
- Most affected
- MAZDA6 25% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 867 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 753 and 19
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mazda models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2007 Mazda CX-7103 complaints
- 2006 Mazda MAZDA695 complaints
- 2007 Mazda MAZDA695 complaints
- 2008 Mazda MAZDA677 complaints
- 2005 Mazda MAZDA676 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 37 |
| 1994 | 58 |
| 1995 | 186 |
| 1996 | 110 |
| 1997 | 66 |
| 1998 | 28 |
| 1999 | 42 |
| 2000 | 56 |
| 2001 | 61 |
| 2002 | 67 |
| 2003 | 92 |
| 2004 | 195 |
| 2005 | 162 |
| 2006 | 165 |
| 2007 | 313 |
| 2008 | 203 |
| 2009 | 122 |
| 2010 | 164 |
| 2011 | 125 |
| 2012 | 91 |
| 2013 | 24 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 41 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 867 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.