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Mazda Mazda3 · 2010

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V082000·2017-02-09

    Mazda Recalls 2010-2011 Models for Seat Lifter Defect

    Mazda is recalling 2010-2011 Mazda2, Mazda3, and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles because seat height adjustment links may break, potentially compromising the driver's position and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDA2, MAZDA3, MAZDASPEED3
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V644000·2016-09-06

    Mazda Recalls Vehicles Due to Corroded Lift Gate Support Struts

    Mazda is recalling specific 2010-2016 models because lift gate support struts may corrode and break, causing the gate to drop unexpectedly and injure users.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDASPEED3, MAZDA3, MAZDA5, CX-5
    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.

  • 2010Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2010; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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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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