NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2007 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 2007 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
- 222
- Crashes reported
- 28
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 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 2007 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 Mazda3
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 10V374000
- Reported
- August 12, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 215,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 Mazda3, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006, 2008–2009 Mazda3, 6 other models
2007 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 222 owner complaints about the 2007 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on January 6, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (13%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the steering (40%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the engine (10%).
1 of the 2007 Mazda Mazda3's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2007 Mazda Mazda3 owners gave the mileage (182 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering89
- Air Bags36
- Engine22
- Electrical System19
- Power Train17
- Suspension14
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 14 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2007 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 23. 28% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Mazda Mazda3 drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 222 complaints about the 2007 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2007 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: January 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted