Mazda MX-3 — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 96 evidence records for the Mazda MX-3 (1995–1996), drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 28 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Air bags (restraint system)10 (35.7%)
- Suspension6 (21.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1995.
- Brakes2 (7.1%)
- Electrical system2 (7.1%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1995–1996.
- Equipment & accessories2 (7.1%)
- Lights2 (7.1%)
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (24 records, model years 1995–1996) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), suspension and visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors).
- Manufacturer communications (63 records, model years 1995–1996) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 12mention a crash
- 6mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 2
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 63
- Investigations NHTSA 2
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 5
- Owner complaints NHTSA 24
Where to go next
- Mazda MX-3 coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.