Model overview
Mazda CX-3: complaints by model year
Compare the federal record across CX-3 model years. Raw complaint totals are useful context, but they are not adjusted for sales, mileage, or time on the road.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Severity | Crash | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 400 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Not rated | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | 21 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2019 | 26 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 48 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | — | Not rated | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | — | Not rated | |
| 2024Still new | 0 | 0 | — | Not rated | Still new |
| 2025Still new | 0 | 0 | — | Not rated | Still new |
Ranked by total NHTSA complaints per model year (not adjusted for units sold). A zero means no owner reports in the current NHTSA data, not that the car is problem-free. "Severity" is a harm-weighted index of those complaints — higher means a greater share involved crashes, fires or injuries. Complaint-volume percentiles vs. segment peers are computed separately and appear on each year's page. Complaints pile up over a car's life, so the last few model years look quiet mostly because they have had less road time — we mark them "still new" rather than treating them as lower-complaint standouts.
4 model years show zero owner complaints in the current NHTSA data. That can reflect low reporting volume, not a clean bill of health: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.