10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,614 miles

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problem #6

Feb 052020

MAZDA3

  • 56,000 miles
My spouse was driving on a highway and suddenly heard a loud sound. He scanned the surroundings and did not see any unusual occurrence. He felt cold air and noise and when he look up, his sunroof is gone, just a few glass left on the side looking like granules. He had spontaneous sunroof explosion.

- Palatine, IL, USA

problem #5

May 272019

MAZDA3

  • 66,482 miles
Power moonroof exploded while driving about 40mph on a city street. It was about 52deg F on a cloudy day. My wife was in passenger seat & glass fell in on us. We pulled over and cleaned up most of it.

- Glendale, WI, USA

problem #4

May 012016

MAZDA3

  • 1,000 miles
I have filed this claim because the car in mention has been repaired by Mazda for failures in the door latching-locking system on three (3) separate occasions on different doors since I purchased it and it is currently showing signs of failure on one of the doors that was not affected before. I no longer consider the vehicle safe to drive and I strongly believe that failures of this nature may cause accidents with catastrophic injuries to the driver and to others. As a Mazda customer, car owner and engineering professional, I'm extremely concerned when I contemplate the possibility that this might not be an isolated case and that other Mazda owners might be driving unsafe vehicles. I have also started a claim with the BBB auto line case maz1714424 where I pursue repurchase of the vehicle by Mazda among other items.

- Oakland, CA, USA

problem #3

Jun 152016

MAZDA3

  • 50,000 miles
The dashboard has separated from the instrument panel in less than 52,000 miles.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

problem #2

Jan 052016

MAZDA3

  • 3,000 miles
Turning to park her vehicle, in a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit two parked cars in front.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

problem #1

Aug 132015

MAZDA3

  • 1,200 miles
Traveling down the highway at 60 mph in my brand new Mazda 3 coupe when the drivers side front window spontaneously imploded throwing safety glass all over driver and passenger.

- Centreville, VA, USA