NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2014 Mazda Mazda3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Mazda Mazda3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 138
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Mazda Mazda3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2014 Mazda Mazda3
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V487000
- Reported
- July 14, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 236,100
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2018 Mazda3, 1 other model
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 17V393000
- Reported
- June 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 227,814
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016 Mazda3, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 16V684000
- Reported
- September 22, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,484
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016 Mazda3
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 14V173000
- Reported
- April 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,700
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2014 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 138 owner complaints about the 2014 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on July 9, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (20%), followed by the service brakes (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (15%).
1 of the 2014 Mazda Mazda3's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2014 Mazda Mazda3 owners gave the mileage (88 complaints), the median was 34,250 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System27
- Unknown Or Other27
- Service Brakes22
- Fuel/Propulsion System21
- Engine13
- Back Over Prevention11
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 21 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2014 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 21. 32% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Mazda Mazda3 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 12th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 138 complaints about the 2014 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2014 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: July 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted