NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2018 Mazda Mazda6 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 12, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 58
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2018 Mazda Mazda6
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
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V497000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 262,220
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Mazda6, 2 other models
2018 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 58 owner complaints about the 2018 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on August 29, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2018 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the power train (16%) and the electrical system (7%).
1 of the 2018 Mazda Mazda6's 2 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 11,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine32
- Power Train9
- Unknown Or Other9
- Electrical System4
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Service Brakes4
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2018 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 12. 24% 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 Mazda6 drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 14th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 58 complaints about the 2018 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2018 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: August 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted