17V082000
SEATS
If the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.
2010 MAZDA MAZDA3
2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 920 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints920
Complaints citing a crash26
Complaints citing a fire6
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 2 of 2
16V644000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
If the lift gate falls unexpectedly, it may hit the user, increasing their risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 133UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 115STRUCTURE
- 106SEATS
- 100VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 53WHEELS
- 52STRUCTURE:BODY
- 47ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 35POWER TRAIN
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.