NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mazda CX-3 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Mazda CX-3, across 6 model years from 2016 to 2021. The 2016 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2016
- Owner complaints
- 114
2016–2021, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 114 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda CX-3 across 7 model years; the most, 48, concern the 2016.
Owners marked a crash on 9 of the Mazda CX-3 complaints (8%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Mazda CX-3 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 26 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (16).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda CX-3 in 2023: 22, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mazda CX-3 is back over prevention: sensing system: camera, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Mazda CX-3 recall, 23V487000, was reported on July 14, 2023 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.
Mazda CX-3 years to avoid
Too few Mazda CX-3 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda CX-3 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mazda CX-3
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA6
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
- STEERING1
- STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE1
Mazda CX-3 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mazda CX-3 recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V487000July 14, 2023 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2016–2021 | crash and injury | 236,100 |
| 21V875000November 12, 2021 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2019 | crash | 121,038 |
| 16V644000September 6, 2016 | structure: body: hatchback/liftgate | 2016 | injury | 580,455 |
| 16V203000April 11, 2016 | steering | 2016 | crash | 578 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda CX-3. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted