10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
11,535 miles

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problem #3

Oct 072010

MAZDA3

  • 20,000 miles
Mazda3 rear ended a moving truck. Mazda3 was going about 45 mph and truck was not moving. Upon impact, the Mazda3 immediately caught fire at the front of the car. Fire department had to extinguish fire. Fire damaged car. Car should not have caught fire.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

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problem #2

Apr 242010

MAZDA3

  • 1,260 miles
While driving slowly through a community center parking lot, the automobile suddenly accelerated and did not respond to braking, resulting in a crash into a brick wall.

- Arlington, VA, USA

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problem #1

Jan 022010

MAZDA3

  • 13,345 miles
2010 Mazda 3, 5 speed. Upon shifting from 4th gear into neutral, to prepare for a stop, foot was taken off of accelerator and clutch was fully released; the engine started to rev. This is the 3rd time this has happened in 90 days. Each time has been when the vehicle was shifted into neutral from a gear, not gear specific.

- Las Cruces, NM, USA

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