Mazda seats problems
Across all Mazda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 502 complaints involve seats. The MAZDA3 accounts for the largest share (35%). The single worst model year is the 2010 MAZDA3 with 106 seats complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 502 about seats, all Mazda models
- Most affected
- MAZDA3 35% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 255 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 66 and 14
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mazda models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MAZDA3 | 175 | 35% |
| CX-5 | 57 | 11% |
| Protege | 42 | 8% |
| 626 | 31 | 6% |
| MAZDA6 | 31 | 6% |
| CX-9 | 26 | 5% |
| MAZDASPEED3 | 22 | 4% |
| B-Series Truck | 16 | 3% |
| MPV | 13 | 3% |
| 929 | 11 | 2% |
Worst model years for seats
- 2010 Mazda MAZDA3106 complaints
- 2011 Mazda MAZDA320 complaints
- 2010 Mazda MAZDASPEED318 complaints
- 2016 Mazda CX-517 complaints
- 2012 Mazda MAZDA316 complaints
Seats complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 15 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 131 |
| 2011 | 26 |
| 2012 | 22 |
| 2013 | 33 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 35 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 255 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.