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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 Recalls

The 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 15, 2011.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
33

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor

Campaign
11V329000
Reported
June 15, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 103,300
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

11V329000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3, the newest on April 13, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3, the component group named most often is the power train (70%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (15%) and the electrical system (6%).

The 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3's only recall does not concern the power train.

Where 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 owners gave the mileage (30 complaints), the median was 46,800 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train23
  • Engine And Engine Cooling5
  • Electrical System2
  • Suspension2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Wheels2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20083
20092
20101
20113
20127
20137
20145
20151
20161
20172
20181

Complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 7. 27% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 33 complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mazda Mazdaspeed3 by model year

Other 2008 Mazda models

Newest record on this page: April 13, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted