2015 Model Year

Mazda Mazda3

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
127
Recalls
0
Crashes
8
Severe
18

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jan 2026

Fuel leaking out of top of tank. Took car to two different shops. They both told me about a recall on the gas tank. They did every test possible and r...

Brakes Crash
Jan 2026

Description On 12-15-2025, in 18°F weather, the vehicle was parked on a residential sloped driveway with the manual parking brake fully engaged. While...

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Dec 2025

Catalytic converter keeps giving me check engine

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dec 2025

I had purchased a car through Facebook Marketplace after talking to the seller and seeing a CarFax report on the car we decided to purchase it. After...

BACK OVER PREVENTION
Oct 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). However, the deale...

Power Train
Oct 2025

1. Automatic transmission suffered a catastrophic failure during operation. Transmission was discarded by Bountiful Mazda, Utah. 2. Both other and I w...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 2025

The vehicle automator mileage was changed. The original mileage reading is over 200,000 mi. While the dashboard mileage only reads 90,780 mi. I was un...

Electrical System
Aug 2025

The Infotainment System will randomly change radio stations while driving, or start scanning through the various system menus, and on at least in one...

PARKING BRAKE
Mar 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V393000 (Parking Brake); and would like to be remo...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Feb 2025

Since the middle of 2023 I have noticed a gas fume smell both inside and outside of my 2015 Mazda Mazda3 after I fill my gas tank to full. This smell...

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 2015 Mazda Mazda3 has 127 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Brakes. 8 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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