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Mazda MX3 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 98 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Mazda MX3 (1991–1999). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

3
safety recalls, all years
98
owner complaints, all years
1992
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Mazda MX3 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Mazda MX301
1993 Mazda MX3352
1992 Mazda MX3344
1991 Mazda MX301

What Mazda MX3 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 98 complaints with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 52.

All Mazda MX3 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mazda MX3, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 15V674000 Reported 1,368,500 vehicles potentially affected Mazda North American Operations

    Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.

    Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's…

    Model years: 1992, 1993

  2. Webbing (seat belts)

    NHTSA 97V211000 Reported 134,000 vehicles potentially affected MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with front seat automatic shoulder belts. The rail of the automatic shoulder belt can wear sufficiently such that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly can become jammed in the rail rendering the shoulder belt inoperative.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the passive shoulder belt assembly with a modified one (with additional dust lip) in vehicles which have experienced a problem. In vehicles in which the automatic shoulder belt functions properly,…

    Model years: 1992, 1993

  3. 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: 1992, 1993

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.