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Mazda Mazda3 · 2008

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V374000·2010-08-12

    Mazda Recalls 2007-2009 Mazda3 and Mazda5 for Power Steering Loss

    Mazda is recalling 2007-2009 Mazda3 and Mazda5 vehicles because the electric power steering assist may suddenly fail, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDA3, MAZDA5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11V329000·2011-06-15

    Mazda Recalls 2008-2009 Mazda3 Models for Wiper Motor Defect

    Mazda is recalling 2008-2009 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles because a bent wiper motor terminal may cause wipers to stop working, increasing crash risk in bad weather.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDASPEED3, MAZDA3
    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.

  • 2008Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2008; 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

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2010 · tires 47 complaints
  • 2012 · powertrain 39 complaints
  • 2008 · tires 39 complaints
  • 2010 · powertrain 36 complaints
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2010 · steering 31 complaints

Technical service bulletins

1,610 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.9/5
  • 2024: 4.1/5 · 12 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 4.4/5 · 12 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2022: 4.2/5 · 24 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2021: 4.0/5 · 49 complaints · most complained-of: engine

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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