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Mazda 323

Every Mazda 323 model year on file, 1985 to 2001. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years16319 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years171985 to 2001
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins195Summed across model years
By model year

The 1989 model year drew the most complaints, 38, 23% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01020304019851987198938199119931995199719992001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seat belts leads the Mazda 323 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seat belts
105
Engine and cooling
20
Powertrain
11
Brakes
7
Suspension
6
Electrical system
6
Steering
5
Fuel system
5
Speed control
5
Lighting
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mazda 323 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mazda 323 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2001Not decoded0NoneNone008
2000Not decoded0NoneNone008
1999Not decoded0NoneNone007
1998Not decoded0NoneNone009
1997Not decoded0NoneNone009
1996Not decoded0NoneNone008
1995Not decoded40.0400108
1994Hatchback119.1632123
1993Hatchback100.0562124
1992Not decoded1513.31,5002124
1991Hatchback205.01002225
1990Hatchback1921.1682224
1989Hatchback3813.2346115
1988Sedan348.8340114
1987Sedan812.5114003
1986Sedan450.057003
1985Not decoded0NoneNone003
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mazda 323

  • 15V-674 Oct 19, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat
    Electrical system · 1.37M vehicles
  • 97V-211 Nov 18, 1997
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with front seat automatic shoulder belts
    Seat belts · 134k vehicles
  • 95V-103-005 May 24, 1995
    Front safety belt buckle release buttons can break
    Seat belts · 360k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.