NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Mazda Mazda3 Recalls
The 2021 Mazda Mazda3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 22, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Mazda Mazda3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 54
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Mazda Mazda3, 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 Mazda3
Tires: valve
- Campaign
- 21V101000
- Reported
- February 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 599
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2021 Mazda Mazda3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 54 owner complaints about the 2021 Mazda Mazda3, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Mazda Mazda3, the component group named most often is the engine (35%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the forward collision avoidance (13%).
The 2021 Mazda Mazda3's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine19
- Electrical System7
- Forward Collision Avoidance7
- Unknown Or Other7
- Service Brakes5
- Air Bags4
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2021 Mazda Mazda3 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 19. 76% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Mazda Mazda3 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda3 year in the same window: 11th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 54 complaints about the 2021 Mazda Mazda3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda3 by model year
Other 2021 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted