What's Wrong with the Mazda MAZDA6?

Which Mazda Vehicles Have Recalled Takata Airbags?
Parts supplier, Takata, manufactured defective, shrapnel-hurling airbag inflators that need to be recalled. The issue affects 34 million+ vehicles spread out across 24 brands, making it one of the largest (and most dangerous) recalls in aut…
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Excess “Weld Spatter” Has Been Disabling Airbags in the 3rd Generation Mazda6
Mazda got a little sloppy with their welds and the excess material started making contact with and disabling important electrical components. Like the one that tells the car when it should and shouldn’t deploy the airbag.
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Valve Stem Corrosion and TPMS Warnings
Mazda owners are experiencing warning lights, valve stem corrosions, and sudden tire blowouts that can all be traced to issues with the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Law firms are currently gathering information about potential cl…
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Dangerous Glare Off Mazda's Melting Dashboards
The materials used in certain Mazda dashboards can't stand the heat of the sun, which is unfortunate when you consider that they sit under it all day long. Perhaps feeling the heat from a class-action lawsuit, Mazda extended the warranty co…
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Spider Infestations in Mazda6 Engines
Yellow Sac Spiders think the smell of gasoline is lovely this time of year, especially inside of Mazda6 engines. It's cool .... I didn't want to sleep tonight anyway.
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What MAZDA6 Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

melting dashboard in the 2009 MAZDA6
10 complaints
engine failure in the 2004 MAZDA6
8 complaints
transmission high pitched whine in the 2014 MAZDA6
6 complaints
low beam bulbs blowing out in the 2012 MAZDA6
6 complaints
transmission failure in the 2008 MAZDA6
5 complaints

What Breaks the Most

Engine
51 complaints
Transmission
41 complaints
Interior
35 complaints
Lights
22 complaints
Body
19 complaints

Years to Avoid

2014
41 complaints
2009
39 complaints
2004
26 complaints
2010
25 complaints
2016
24 complaints

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

3rd Generation MAZDA6
Years
2013–2020
Reliability
27th out of 36
PainRank^™
6.59
Complaints
93
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2nd Generation MAZDA6
Years
2009–2012
Reliability
26th out of 36
PainRank^™
5.17
Complaints
81
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1st Generation MAZDA6
Years
2003–2008
Reliability
29th out of 36
PainRank^™
8.17
Complaints
93
Learn more about the 1st Generation MAZDA6

MAZDA6 Key Numbers

267 complaints
Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.
896 service bulletins
Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.
30 recall campaigns
Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

MAZDA6 Class-Action Lawsuits

The MAZDA6 has been named as a class vehicle in the following lawsuits.

Stedman, et al. v. Mazda Motor Corporation, et al.
1. Case Filed
  October 2014
  A Mazda MAZDA3 clutch noise and replacement lawsuit will continue after a California federal judge granted in part Mazda's motion to dismiss, but allowed some claims to carry on, giving 2010-2015 MAZDA3 owners hope of relief.
Class Vehicles
2009-2011 Mazda3
2009-2011 Mazda6
Location
California

Recent MAZDA6 News

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There’s enough corrosion forming on the subframes of the 2009-2010 Mazda6 to separate lower control arms and cause steering rack mounting bolts to fail.
The best case scenario is your alignment feels off and the steering pulls harshly to one side. Given enough time, you’ll loose all steering ability entirely.…
keep reading article "The Mazda6 Has Enough Rust to Sheer Off Critical Steering Components"
Posted on
September 17, 2018
Source
carcomplaints.com
Tagged
#recall
Mazda, along with pretty much every other automaker, has announced another batch of recall expansions for Takata inflators.
The automaker is calling back 71,000 Mazda6, CX-7, CX-9, RX-8, and B-Series trucks. David Woods has the model year and zone breakdown on CarComplaints.com.…
keep reading article "Another Round of Takata Recall Expansions"
Posted on
January 26, 2018
Source
carcomplaints.com
Tagged
#recall
An excess of “weld spatter” on the front seats of some 2015-16 Mazda6 vehicles is rubbing up against and disabling important electrical components, like the Occupant Classification System (OCS).
The spatter recall comes after years of trying to pass off the problem as no big deal.…
keep reading article "Too Much Weld Spatter is Disabling Steering and Airbag Functions in the 3rd-Generation Mazda6"
Posted on
September 24, 2017
Source
carcomplaints.com
Tagged
#recall
Back in January, Mazda issued a confusing Takata recall that is finally coming to its conclusion.
At the heart of the confusion was Mazda’s “temporary fix” to a dangerous problem without any real indication how long a more permanent fix would take.…
keep reading article "Mazda Has a More Permanent Takata Fix for 80,000 Vehicles"
Posted on
August 16, 2017
Source
carcomplaints.com
Tagged
#recall
Have you ever tried to drive your car with the parking brake still applied?
It doesn't take long to realize something is wrong. That's something 228,000 Mazda3 and Mazda6 owners might soon experience thanks to corrosion. The 2014-2015 Mazda6 and 2014-2016 Mazda3 cars have brake calipers where water can enter and cause the parking brake actuator shafts to corrode and bind. This can cause the parking brakes to not engage or completely disengage.…
keep reading article "Parking Brake in Mazda3 and Mazda 6 Might Bind When Trying to Drive, Disengage When Trying to Park"
Posted on
June 30, 2017
Source
carcomplaints.com
Tagged
#recall
Mazda's 2016 "Grand Touring" package is a ~$1500 technology upgrade
that was advertised as having auto dimming mirrors, rain sensing wipers, and an integrated navigation system with "live traffic" alerts to help drivers find alternative routes around congested roads.…
keep reading article "Live Traffic? Lawsuit Says the Popular Feature Suddenly Died"
Posted on
April 9, 2017
Source
carcomplaints.com
Tagged
#lawsuit
It hasn't been a good year for diesel.
There's the whole VW mess, a BlueTEC Mercedes-Benz lawsuit in California, and a GM Duramax lawsuit in Michigan. And now Mazda is issuing a recall for diesel engines outside the USA that stall, leak fuel, and catch on fire. Well, at least it's not emissions-related? Here are a few of the issues.…
keep reading article "Mazda Orders Recall of Diesel Engines That Leak and Stall"
Posted on
February 26, 2017
Source
carcomplaints.com
Tagged
#recall

See All MAZDA6 News

Mazda MAZDA6 Reliability Problems

5 Common Mazda MAZDA6 Problems

Which Mazda Vehicles Have Recalled Takata Airbags?

Excess “Weld Spatter” Has Been Disabling Airbags in the 3rd Generation Mazda6

Valve Stem Corrosion and TPMS Warnings

Dangerous Glare Off Mazda's Melting Dashboards

Spider Infestations in Mazda6 Engines

What MAZDA6 Owners Complain About

Worst Issues

What Breaks the Most

Years to Avoid

MAZDA6 Generations

3rd Generation MAZDA6

2nd Generation MAZDA6

1st Generation MAZDA6

MAZDA6 Key Numbers

267 complaints

896 service bulletins

30 recall campaigns

MAZDA6 Class-Action Lawsuits

Stedman, et al. v. Mazda Motor Corporation, et al.

Case Filed

Recent MAZDA6 News

There’s enough corrosion forming on the subframes of the 2009-2010 Mazda6 to separate lower control arms and cause steering rack mounting bolts to fail.

Mazda, along with pretty much every other automaker, has announced another batch of recall expansions for Takata inflators.

An excess of “weld spatter” on the front seats of some 2015-16 Mazda6 vehicles is rubbing up against and disabling important electrical components, like the Occupant Classification System (OCS).

Back in January, Mazda issued a confusing Takata recall that is finally coming to its conclusion.

Have you ever tried to drive your car with the parking brake still applied?

Mazda's 2016 "Grand Touring" package is a ~$1500 technology upgrade

It hasn't been a good year for diesel.

Other Mazda Models