NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Mazda CX-3 Recalls
The 2018 Mazda CX-3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Mazda CX-3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 10
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Mazda CX-3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2018 Mazda CX-3
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 2016–2017, 2019–2021 CX-3, 1 other model
2018 Mazda CX-3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2018 Mazda CX-3, the newest on May 8, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (10%).
In complaints about the 2018 Mazda CX-3, the component group named most often is the back over prevention (20%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the engine (20%).
The 2018 Mazda CX-3's only recall also concerns the back over prevention.
Component groups named in complaints
- Back Over Prevention2
- Electrical System2
- Engine2
- Exterior Lighting1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2018 Mazda CX-3 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 2. 50% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 10 complaints about the 2018 Mazda CX-3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda CX-3 by model year
Other 2018 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: May 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted