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Mazda MX-3 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 34 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Mazda MX-3 (1992–1996). The most-complained-about year is 1994.

1
safety recalls, all years
34
owner complaints, all years
1994
year with most recalls
1994
year with most complaints

Pick your Mazda MX-3 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1996 Mazda MX-302
1995 Mazda MX-3110
1994 Mazda MX-3119
1993 Mazda MX-302
1992 Mazda MX-301

What Mazda MX-3 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA. The 1994 model year has the most, with 19.

All Mazda MX-3 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mazda MX-3, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Coil springs (suspension)

    NHTSA 97V116000 Reported 25,000 vehicles potentially affected MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the following states: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, nw hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and washington, DC. In…

    Remedy: Dealers will install a guard assembly which will prevent the broken coil spring from contacting the tire. In addition to performing the recall campaign, mazda is extending the warranty coverage on the front coil…

    Model years: 1994, 1995

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.