15V621000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. An engine that stalls increases the risk of a crash.
2016 MAZDA MAZDA3
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 137 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2016 MAZDA MAZDA3 carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints137
Complaints citing a crash12
Complaints citing a fire2
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 6 of 6
23V487000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
A rearview camera that does not display properly can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
19V272000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Reduced visibility while driving can increase the risk of crash.
17V393000
PARKING BRAKE
If the parking brake actuator shaft binds, the parking brake may not engage or disengage fully. If the parking brake does not engage properly, the vehicle may move unexpectedly if it is parked on a slope, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V685000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
16V684000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 22ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 21UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 13SERVICE BRAKES
- 9POWER TRAIN
- 7VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 7ENGINE
- 7BACK OVER PREVENTION
- 6PARKING BRAKE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 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.