NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Mazda CX-3 Recalls
The 2021 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 2021 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
- 4
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
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On a 2021 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 2021 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 2016–2020 CX-3, 1 other model
2021 Mazda CX-3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2021 Mazda CX-3, the newest on July 23, 2026.
In complaints about the 2021 Mazda CX-3, the component group named most often is the steering (75%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the forward collision avoidance (25%).
The 2021 Mazda CX-3's only recall does not concern the steering.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering3
- Electrical System1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
- Service Brakes1
Complaints received, by year
| 2024 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2021 Mazda CX-3 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 3. 75% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 4 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: July 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted