2006 Mazda Mazda6: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 207 complaints
207
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
19
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

35,000 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
106,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
89
POWER TRAIN
17
ENGINE
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
7
TIRES
7
STEERING
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
SERVICE BRAKES
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4

Severity Assessment

19
Crashes
1
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"A POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE POWER WINDOW FUNCTION. I NOTICED THAT IF MOMENTARY CONTACT OF THE WINDOW CLOSE SWITCHES WERE MADE (OF A LONG ENOUGH DURATION) THE WINDOWS WOULD CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. IF THE OPERATOR WERE TO DISCOVER THAT THE WRONG WINDOW WAS BEING CLOSED .....SIMPLY LETTING..."
"I WAS DRIVING A HERTZ RENTED MAZDA 6 2006 WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,100 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAR SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A TRUCK AND SWERVED BACK TO THE LEFT AND HIT A MEDIAN. ON SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE S..."
"I LEASED MY FULLY LOADED 2006 MAZDA A6 BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2005. EVER SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR. FIRST, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS NOT GOING DOWN. A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I REALIZED THAT THE TURBO KEPT GIVING OUT ON ME. THEN I CAME ACROSS A HUGE DILEMMA, WHERE THE LIMITE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28