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Mazda MAZDA6

Every Mazda MAZDA6 model year on file, 2015 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years28021 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years72015 to 2021

Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins3,428Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 77, 28% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Mazda MAZDA6 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Brakes

Electrical system

Powertrain

Fuel system

Structure

Visibility and wipers

Airbags

Wheels

Suspension

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Mazda MAZDA6 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 MAZDA6 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2021	Sedan	17	0.0	200	0	301
2020	Sedan	2	0.0	22	0	364
2019	Sedan	6	0.0	44	1	419
2018	Sedan	58	3.4	483	2	549
2017	Sedan	60	3.3	353	1	516
2016	Sedan	77	14.3	550	1	670
2015	Sedan	60	10.0	375	3	609

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mazda MAZDA6

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
19V-497 Jun 27, 2019
Software error in the powertrain control module (PCM) may cause the engine to stall
Engine and cooling · 262k vehicles
17V-546 Aug 31, 2017
Debris from the welding process during manufacturing of the front passenger seat frame may damage the occupant classification system (OCS) wiring
Airbags · 52k vehicles
17V-393 Jun 22, 2017
Water could possibly enter the brake caliper causing the parking brake actuator shaft to corrode and possibly bind
Brakes · 228k vehicles
16V-753 Oct 18, 2016
Due to an incorrect combination switch being installed, the turn signals may not automatically cancel by the rotation of the steering wheel
Lighting · 180 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.