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Mazda CX-3

Every Mazda CX-3 model year on file, 2014 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1149 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72014 to 2021
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,720Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 48, 42% of the model's total

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

0204060201420164820172018201920202021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Mazda CX-3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
26
Fuel system
20
Lighting
10
Engine and cooling
10
Back-over prevention
10
Steering
9
Visibility and wipers
8
Brakes
7
Speed control
6
Driver assistance
6
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mazda CX-3 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 CX-3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Wagon40.013310278
2020Wagon1100.02510320
2019Wagon273.790020449
2018Wagon1010.014310477
2017Wagon219.542010519
2016Wagon488.327430658
2014SUV30.070019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mazda CX-3

  • 23V-487 Jul 14, 2023
    Rearview camera image may not display properly by showing a flickering or distorted image
    Back-over prevention · 236k vehicles
  • 21V-875 Nov 12, 2021
    Impeller inside the low-pressure fuel pump may crack and deform, potentially causing the fuel pump to fail
    Fuel system · 121k vehicles
  • 16V-644 Sep 6, 2016
    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
    Structure · 580k vehicles
  • 16V-203 Apr 11, 2016
    Lower mounting nuts and bolts that attach the front strut assembly to the steering knuckle may loosen, allowing the steering knuckle to separate
    Steering · 578 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.