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Mazda Cx-3 · 2019

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V487000·2023-07-14

    Mazda recalls 2014-2018 Mazda3 and CX-3 for faulty rearview cameras

    Mazda is recalling 2014-2018 Mazda3 and 2016-2021 CX-3 vehicles because rearview cameras may display flickering or distorted images, reducing visibility and increasing crash risk. Dealers will inspect and replace cameras free of charge.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDA3, CX-3
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V875000·2021-11-12

    Mazda Recalls 2018-2020 Models for Fuel Pump Failure Risk

    Mazda is recalling 121,038 vehicles from 2018-2020 because a fuel pump impeller may crack, causing engine stalls and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDA2, CX-9, MX-5, MAZDA6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20195/5

    2 trims tested for 2019; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE10021 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:electric power assist system

Technical service bulletins

478 manufacturer service bulletins across 6 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2021: 4.5/5 · 4 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2020: 4.7/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2019: 4.0/5 · 27 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2018: 4.3/5 · 10 complaints
  • 2017: 4.2/5 · 21 complaints

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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