Mazda body & structure problems
Across all Mazda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,467 complaints involve body & structure. The MAZDA6 accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2010 MAZDA3 with 170 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,467 about body & structure, all Mazda models
- Most affected
- MAZDA6 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 882 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 82 and 10
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mazda models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2010 Mazda MAZDA3170 complaints
- 2005 Mazda Tribute126 complaints
- 2009 Mazda MAZDA6124 complaints
- 2010 Mazda MAZDA660 complaints
- 2001 Mazda Tribute45 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 17 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 21 |
| 1994 | 23 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 24 |
| 2000 | 33 |
| 2001 | 65 |
| 2002 | 49 |
| 2003 | 55 |
| 2004 | 96 |
| 2005 | 141 |
| 2006 | 52 |
| 2007 | 42 |
| 2008 | 21 |
| 2009 | 135 |
| 2010 | 254 |
| 2011 | 50 |
| 2012 | 40 |
| 2013 | 38 |
| 2014 | 47 |
| 2015 | 39 |
| 2016 | 38 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 882 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.