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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 Recalls

The 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 6, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 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
6

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 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 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3

Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate

Campaign
16V644000
Reported
September 6, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 580,455
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2010–2011, 2013 Mazdaspeed3, 4 other models

16V644000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3, the newest on January 27, 2017. Of these, 1 describe a crash (17%).

In complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3, the component group named most often is the power train (50%), followed by the exterior lighting (17%) and the seats (17%).

The 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3's only recall does not concern the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train3
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Seats1
  • Service Brakes1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20121
20131
20141
20151
20161
20171

Complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 1. 67% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 6 complaints about the 2012 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mazda Mazdaspeed3 by model year

Other 2012 Mazda models

Newest record on this page: January 27, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted