NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2016 Mazda Mazda3 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Mazda Mazda3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 104
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Mazda Mazda3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2016 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 2014–2015, 2017–2018 Mazda3, 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 19V272000
- Reported
- April 4, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 187,880
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Mazda3
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 17V393000
- Reported
- June 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 227,814
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Mazda3, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 16V685000
- Reported
- September 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,849
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Mazda Mazda3
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 2014–2015 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 2015 Mazda3
2016 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 104 owner complaints about the 2016 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on September 11, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (21%), followed by the service brakes (13%) and the back over prevention (12%).
1 of the 2016 Mazda Mazda3's 6 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.
Where 2016 Mazda Mazda3 owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 36,112 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System22
- Unknown Or Other21
- Service Brakes14
- Back Over Prevention12
- Power Train9
- Engine7
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 23 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2016 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 23. 36% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Mazda Mazda3 drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 14th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 104 complaints about the 2016 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2016 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted