NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2016 Mazda Mazda6 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 31, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 77
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2016 Mazda Mazda6
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 17V546000
- Reported
- August 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51,943
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Mazda Mazda6
2016 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 77 owner complaints about the 2016 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on August 31, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (12%); owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the electrical system (14%), followed by the power train (14%) and the service brakes (14%).
The 2016 Mazda Mazda6's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2016 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 29,549 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System11
- Power Train11
- Service Brakes11
- Unknown Or Other11
- Seats9
- Engine7
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2016 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 13. 53% 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 Mazda6 drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 77 complaints about the 2016 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2016 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted