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Year · Make · Model

2013 Mazda MAZDA3

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
117
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
501
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

117 filed
7
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Exterior Lighting
    34
  • Electrical System
    32
  • Power Train
    18
  • Service Brakes
    15
  • Engine
    11
  • Unknown OR Other
    10
  • Seats
    9
  • Steering
    9

Recalls

1 campaign
16V644000·STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE2016-09-06

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured November 18, 2008, to June 8, 2013, 2012-2015 Mazda5 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2010, to June 22, 2015, 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 26, 2015, and 2013-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured December 15, 2011, to December 26, 2015. On the affected vehicles, the lift gate support struts may corrode, possibly causing the struts to break and/or the lift gate to drop unexpectedly.

RiskIf the lift gate falls unexpectedly, it may hit the user, increasing their risk of injury.

FixMazda dealers will replace the both lift gate supports, free of charge, however parts are not currently available. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9916H.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA21002·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2021-09-17

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

EA21002·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2021-09-17

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

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