"How reliable is the 2011 Mazda Mazda6?"

"Based on 182 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Mazda Mazda6 has a median complaint mileage of 89000 miles. The most common issue is SUSPENSION."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Mazda Mazda6?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Mazda Mazda6 is SUSPENSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 182 total complaints filed."

2011 Mazda Mazda6: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 182 complaints

182

Total Complaints

89,000mi

Median Mileage

SUSPENSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

56,000 25th Percentile

89,000 Median Mileage

112,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:BODY

STEERING

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE

VISIBILITY/WIPER

SERVICE BRAKES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CAR IS NEW, LESS THAN ONE MONTH SINCE PURCHASE. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH EVERY FILL-UP. WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS, AS SOON AS OR NEAR TANK IS FULL, GAS SPEWS OUT OF TANK. TOOK TO MAZDA DEALER ON 11/19/2011 AND THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT THE CAUSE IS. SEEMS LIKE A HIGHLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO HAVE GAS SHOOT..."

"FUEL OVERFLOWED DURING A ROUTINE FUEL FILL UP AT A NATIONAL GAS CHAIN IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. GAS CONTINUED TO SPEW OUT UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE PUMP WAS MANUALLY SHUT OFF BY HAND. *TR"

"I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED MY MAZDA 6 2011, IF I SLOW DOWN OR STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE IT WILL ACCELERATE. I WAS TOLD THE VOLTAGE IN THE GAS PEDAL CENSOR AND THE CENSOR IN THE EN..."

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