2015 Mazda Mazda6: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 78 complaints
78
Total Complaints
22,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,500 25th Percentile
22,000 Median Mileage
34,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
15
POWER TRAIN
8
VISIBILITY/WIPER
7
AIR BAGS
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
ENGINE
4
WHEELS
4
SUSPENSION
4
TIRES
3

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE BRAND NEW CAR IDLES VERY ROUGH AT STOP LIGHTS. IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR. *TR"
"I HAVE MY 2015 MAZDA 6 FOR ONLY ONE AND HALF MONTH. MY WINDSHIELD HAS A CRACK OF ALMOST 20 INCH LONG. ALMOST EVERYDAY AS I DRIVE, I WOULD HEAR LITTLE THINGS HITTING MY CAR THAT LEAVES MARKS ON MY WINDSHIELD AND BODY. THE REASON I HEAR THE SOUNDS IS BECAUSE OF ITS LESS THAN AVERAGE SOUNDPROOF STRUCTU..."
"EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS IT CAN USE THE LOWEST OCTANE RATING, I NOTICED SOME HESITATION WHEN STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT. THE CURE FOR THIS WAS TO GO UP ONE GRADE OF OCTANE NOW NO MORE HESITATION. *TR"

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