NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Mazda RX-8 Recalls
The 2005 Mazda RX-8 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 15, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Mazda RX-8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 162
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Mazda RX-8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Mazda RX-8
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V402000
- Reported
- June 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,591
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2011 RX-8, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V404000
- Reported
- June 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,184
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 RX-8, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V474000
- Reported
- July 26, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,992
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2008 RX-8, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 17V354000
- Reported
- June 1, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,447
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2008 RX-8
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V793000
- Reported
- October 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,447
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2008 RX-8
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 05V317000
- Reported
- July 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 RX-8
2005 Mazda RX-8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 162 owner complaints about the 2005 Mazda RX-8, the newest on October 13, 2023. Of these, 6 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Mazda RX-8, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (17%) and the air bags (14%).
1 of the 2005 Mazda RX-8's 6 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2005 Mazda RX-8 owners gave the mileage (125 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train54
- Engine And Engine Cooling28
- Air Bags22
- Steering17
- Fuel/Propulsion System12
- Vehicle Speed Control11
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 22 | |
| 2010 | 32 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Mazda RX-8 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 32. 18% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 162 complaints about the 2005 Mazda RX-8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda RX-8 by model year
Other 2005 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted