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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Mazda Mazdaspeed3 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Mazda Mazdaspeed3, across 6 model years from 2007 to 2013. The 2011 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (1).

Model years
6

2007–2013, with a recall

Recall campaigns
5
Most recalls
2011

2 recalls

Owner complaints
121

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 121 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda Mazdaspeed3 across 7 model years; the most, 38, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 4 of the Mazda Mazdaspeed3 complaints (3%) and a fire on 2.

Across all Mazda Mazdaspeed3 model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 44 complaints), then the seats (22).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda Mazdaspeed3 in 2007: 21, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mazda Mazdaspeed3 is structure: body: hatchback/liftgate, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Mazda Mazdaspeed3 recall, 17V082000, was reported on February 9, 2017 and concerns the seats.

Mazda Mazdaspeed3 years to avoid

Too few Mazda Mazdaspeed3 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Mazda Mazdaspeed3, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2013130not ranked
2012164not ranked
2011251not ranked
20102322not ranked
2009042not ranked
20081339not ranked
200723829not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda Mazdaspeed3 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Mazda Mazdaspeed3

  • STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE4
  • SEATS2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
  • EQUIPMENT1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR1

Mazda Mazdaspeed3 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mazda Mazdaspeed3 recall campaign (5)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mazda Mazdaspeed3, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
17V082000February 9, 2017seats2010–2011crash173,859
16V644000September 6, 2016structure: body: hatchback/liftgate2010–2013injury580,455
11V329000June 15, 2011visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2008crash103,300
07V295000July 10, 2007engine and engine cooling2007crash5,700
07V052000February 15, 2007equipment2007crash1,700

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda Mazdaspeed3. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: October 30, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted