NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2005 Mazda Mazda3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 1, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Mazda Mazda3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 97
- Crashes reported
- 16
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Mazda Mazda3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 Mazda Mazda3
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V494000
- Reported
- July 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 260,915
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2007 Mazda3
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 04V559000
- Reported
- November 22, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Mazda Mazda3
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 Mazda3, 6 other models
2005 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 97 owner complaints about the 2005 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on May 13, 2025. Of these, 16 describe a crash (16%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the air bags (25%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (20%) and the electrical system (18%).
2 of the 2005 Mazda Mazda3's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Mazda Mazda3 owners gave the mileage (77 complaints), the median was 65,915 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags24
- Engine And Engine Cooling19
- Electrical System17
- Steering15
- Exterior Lighting6
- Equipment5
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 11. 30% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Mazda Mazda3 drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 15th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 97 complaints about the 2005 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2005 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: May 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted