NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2013 Mazda Mazda3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 6, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Mazda Mazda3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 117
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Mazda Mazda3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2013 Mazda Mazda3
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate
- Campaign
- 16V644000
- Reported
- September 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 580,455
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 Mazda3, 4 other models
2013 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 117 owner complaints about the 2013 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on May 1, 2025. Of these, 7 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (31%), followed by the electrical system (27%) and the power train (15%).
The 2013 Mazda Mazda3's only recall does not concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2013 Mazda Mazda3 owners gave the mileage (80 complaints), the median was 40,320 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting36
- Electrical System32
- Power Train18
- Service Brakes15
- Engine11
- Structure11
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 27. 37% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Mazda Mazda3 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 13th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 117 complaints about the 2013 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2013 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: May 1, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted