NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2018 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 2018 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
- 110
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 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 2018 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 2014–2017 Mazda3, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 21V875000
- Reported
- November 12, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 121,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 19V272000
- Reported
- April 4, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 187,880
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Mazda3
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
- Campaign
- 17V745000
- Reported
- November 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Mazda Mazda3
2018 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 110 owner complaints about the 2018 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2018 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (27%), followed by the back over prevention (15%) and the visibility/wiper (15%).
1 of the 2018 Mazda Mazda3's 4 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.
Where 2018 Mazda Mazda3 owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 29,850 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System30
- Unknown Or Other26
- Back Over Prevention16
- Visibility/Wiper16
- Engine12
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 16 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2018 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 43. 23% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Mazda Mazda3 drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 18th highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the three best-measured Mazda Mazda3 years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 110 complaints about the 2018 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2018 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted