Mazda MAZDA3
2016 only
95,567 sold in the US for 2016.
per 10,000 sold
2016 Mazda MAZDA3 have 129 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 6 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Driver-assist cameras, radar and calibration, typically surfacing around 80,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2016 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Mazda MAZDA3 report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2016 only
Median onset: 80,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have driver-assist problems? →Median onset: 103,500 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 28,868 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 60,000 miles. 16.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 28,000 miles. 11.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 25,531 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 34,500 miles.
Median onset: 20,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $250–$1,030 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2016 model year. See the full Mazda MAZDA3 report for every year and full specs/safety data.