2019 Mazda Mazda3: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 116 complaints
116
Total Complaints
5,000mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,875 25th Percentile
5,000 Median Mileage
10,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
15
SERVICE BRAKES
15
ENGINE
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
POWER TRAIN
10
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8
VISIBILITY/WIPER
7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
6
AIR BAGS
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
5

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"GOT ALERT REGARDING AIR BAGS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO REAR MIRROR FELL OFF THE PLASTIC CASING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. THEY BOTH HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT INSTANCES. BUT BOTH HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING FREEWAY AND SCARED ME. TOOK INTO MAZDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH WERE KNOWN ISSUE AND AIRBAG ..."
"GOT ALERT REGARDING AIR BAGS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO REAR MIRROR FELL OFF THE PLASTIC CASING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. THEY BOTH HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT INSTANCES. BUT BOTH HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING FREEWAY AND SCARED ME. TOOK INTO MAZDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH WERE KNOWN ISSUE AND AIRBAG ..."
"GOT ALERT REGARDING AIR BAGS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO REAR MIRROR FELL OFF THE PLASTIC CASING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. THEY BOTH HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT INSTANCES. BUT BOTH HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING FREEWAY AND SCARED ME. TOOK INTO MAZDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH WERE KNOWN ISSUE AND AIRBAG ..."

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