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Mazda MAZDA2 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 48 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Mazda MAZDA2 (2011–2021). The most-complained-about year is 2011.

4
safety recalls, all years
48
owner complaints, all years
2020
year with most recalls
2011
year with most complaints

Pick your Mazda MAZDA2 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Mazda MAZDA210
2020 Mazda MAZDA220
2019 Mazda MAZDA210
2014 Mazda MAZDA219
2013 Mazda MAZDA2113
2012 Mazda MAZDA209
2011 Mazda MAZDA2117

What Mazda MAZDA2 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA. The 2011 model year has the most, with 17.

All Mazda MAZDA2 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mazda MAZDA2, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 22V885000 Reported 226 vehicles potentially affected Mazda North American Operations

    Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Mazda2 vehicles. The headlights are missing adjustment prevention caps, which can allow the headlights to be improperly adjusted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective…

    Remedy: Dealers will install the missing adjustment prevention caps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 28, 2022. Owners in Puerto Rico may contact Mazda customer service at (787) 620-7546. Owners…

    Model years: 2020, 2021

  2. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 21V875000 Reported 121,038 vehicles potentially affected Mazda North American Operations

    Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2018 Mazda3, Mazda6, 2019 CX-3, 2018-2019 MX-5, CX-5, CX-9, and 2019-2020 Mazda2 vehicles. The impeller inside the low-pressure fuel pump may crack and deform, potentially causing the fuel pump to fail.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pumps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2022. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 5321K.

    Model years: 2019, 2020

  3. Seats

    NHTSA 17V082000 Reported 173,859 vehicles potentially affected Mazda North American Operations

    Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lifter. In the affected vehicles, the seat height adjustment lifter links may break or detach from the seat frame and the seat angle may incline causing the driver to not be able to maintain…

    Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat lifter links and install a reinforcement bracket to the lifter links, or replace the entire seat adjuster unit, free of charge. The recall began April 7,…

    Model years: 2011

  4. Steering

    NHTSA 16V203000 Reported 578 vehicles potentially affected Mazda North American Operations

    Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 2, 2015, 2013-2014 Mazda2 vehicles manufactured July 3, 2013, to August 8, 2014, 2014-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured January 19, 2013, to December 2, 2015, and 2013-2015 CX-9 vehicles manufactured December…

    Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the lower mounting nuts and bolts that secure the front strut assembly to the steering knuckle. If the bolts are loose, they will be replaced and then correctly…

    Model years: 2013, 2014

Other Mazda models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.