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Mazda CX-3 Problems by Year

Owners have filed 114 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda CX-3 since the 2000 model year. The years with the most are 2016, 2019, 2017. The most common problem overall: electrical.

010203040502014: 3 complaints20142016: 48 complaints2016482017: 21 complaints20172018: 10 complaints20182019: 27 complaints20192020: 1 complaints20202021: 4 complaints2021
Mazda CX-3 owner complaints to NHTSA by model year. Faded bars: fewer than 25 complaints, no separate page.

Counts are not adjusted for sales: popular years collect more complaints, and recent years have had less time to.

Mazda CX-3 problems by model year

YearComplaintsTop problemRecallsCrashes
2019 CX-327Electrical21
2016 CX-348Electrical34

5 recalls in total across these years. Years with fewer than 25 complaints have no separate page.

Questions about the Mazda CX-3

What years of the Mazda CX-3 have the most problems?
By owner complaints to NHTSA: 2016 (48), 2019 (27), 2017 (21).
What is the most common problem with the Mazda CX-3?
Across all model years, owners complain most about the electrical (20), other or unspecified (14), fuel system (9).
Which Mazda CX-3 years have the fewest complaints?
Among model years at least four years old: 2020 (1), 2014 (3), 2021 (4). Fewer complaints can also mean fewer cars sold, so compare with sales before you decide.

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