NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2017 Mazda Mazda6 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 18, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 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
- 60
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 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 2017 Mazda Mazda6
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 16V753000
- Reported
- October 18, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 180
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Mazda Mazda6
2017 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 60 owner complaints about the 2017 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on July 28, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2017 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the electrical system (32%), followed by the engine (7%) and the forward collision avoidance (7%).
The 2017 Mazda Mazda6's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2017 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 23,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other23
- Electrical System19
- Engine4
- Forward Collision Avoidance4
- Power Train3
- Service Brakes3
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2017 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 12. 22% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Mazda Mazda6 drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 15th highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the three best-measured Mazda Mazda6 years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 60 complaints about the 2017 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2017 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: July 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted