NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2010 Mazda Mazda3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 9, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 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
- 686
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 Mazda Mazda3
Seats
- Campaign
- 17V082000
- Reported
- February 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 173,859
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Mazda3, 1 other model
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 16V644000
- Reported
- September 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 580,455
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Mazda3, 4 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 09V126000
- Reported
- April 16, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Mazda Mazda3
2010 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 686 owner complaints about the 2010 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on April 4, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (3%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the structure (25%), followed by the seats (15%) and the visibility/wiper (15%).
1 of the 2010 Mazda Mazda3's 3 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2010 Mazda Mazda3 owners gave the mileage (486 complaints), the median was 59,036 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure169
- Unknown Or Other133
- Seats106
- Visibility/Wiper100
- Wheels54
- Electrical System50
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28 | |
| 2011 | 24 | |
| 2012 | 28 | |
| 2013 | 43 | |
| 2014 | 138 | |
| 2015 | 126 | |
| 2016 | 60 | |
| 2017 | 69 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 36 | |
| 2020 | 44 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2010 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 138. 18% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Mazda Mazda3 drew 3.4× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Mazda Mazda3 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 686 complaints about the 2010 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2010 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: April 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted