NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2015 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 2015 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
- 130
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 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 2015 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 2014, 2016–2018 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 2014, 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 2014, 2016 Mazda3
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 15V621000
- Reported
- October 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Mazda3
2015 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 130 owner complaints about the 2015 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on April 15, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the service brakes (20%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the back over prevention (10%).
1 of the 2015 Mazda Mazda3's 4 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.
Where 2015 Mazda Mazda3 owners gave the mileage (75 complaints), the median was 33,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes26
- Unknown Or Other26
- Electrical System24
- Back Over Prevention13
- Fuel/Propulsion System12
- Engine6
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2015 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 21. 45% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Mazda Mazda3 drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 130 complaints about the 2015 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2015 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: April 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted