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2019 Mazda Mazda3: recalls and problems

6 recalls and 74 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is unknown or other.

6recalls
74complaints
3crashes reported
0fires reported
1injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Unknown Or Other15 · 20%
  • Service Brakes15 · 20%
  • Engine11 · 15%
  • Power Train11 · 15%
  • Electrical System11 · 15%
  • Forward Collision Avoidance9 · 12%
  • Visibility/Wiper8 · 11%
  • Fuel/Propulsion System8 · 11%
  • Air Bags5 · 7%
  • Structure5 · 7%

What owners report

Visibility/Wiper

The driver-side sun visor has suffered an internal mechanical failure where the internal plastic tension components have cracked under normal use. as a direct result, the sun visor will not stay up and randomly drops down completely unprompted while the vehicle is in motion. this creates an immediate, sudden, and dangerous visibility hazard by blocking my forward view of the road while driving.mazda has formally reco

Air Bags

1. what component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? the airbag system, specifically the curtain airbags and related airbag control components, malfunctioned by deploying spontaneously without any collision or impact. the vehicle and deployed airbags are still available and can be inspected upon request. 2. how was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? the s

Unknown Or Other

Driver side door handle failed. cannot enter or exit through driver side door. if something were to happen that we need to get out in an emergency situation we cannot exit through the driver side door. no damage occurred. just stopped working

Service Brakes,Forward Collision Avoidance

To whom it may concern, i was on a back road late in the evening not far from home [xxx] and a small deer ran into the road. i needed to brake to avoid hitting the deer. after breaking, a brake system malfunction warning message and i-activesense system malfunction warning illuminated on my dashboard. i brought the car to a mazda dealership the next morning. the technician determined that the brake fluid level sens

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2019 Mazda Mazda3 5 HB FWDNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated
2019 Mazda Mazda3 4 DR FWDNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated
2019 Mazda Mazda3 5 HB AWDNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated
2019 Mazda Mazda3 4 DR AWDNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering Mazda3. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.