NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2012 Mazda Mazda6 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 99
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2012 Mazda Mazda6
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V782000
- Reported
- October 31, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,879
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011 Mazda6, 2 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 19V323000
- Reported
- April 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51,118
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013 Mazda6
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V717000
- Reported
- October 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 155,436
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013 Mazda6, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V457000
- Reported
- July 18, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,402
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Mazda6, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 14V114000
- Reported
- March 11, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Mazda6
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 13V425000
- Reported
- September 24, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 161,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011, 2013 Mazda6
2012 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 99 owner complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on January 19, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the exterior lighting (28%) and the electrical system (12%).
3 of the 2012 Mazda Mazda6's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (51 complaints), the median was 66,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags30
- Exterior Lighting28
- Unknown Or Other20
- Electrical System12
- Structure12
- Suspension8
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 32. 24% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Mazda Mazda6 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 10th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 99 complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2012 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: January 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted