Jan 17, 2016Brakes
TOOK CAR IN FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 1429 MILES AND WAS TOLD BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE GROOVED AND THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA ODI 10820726
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What 129 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Mazda Mazda3 Sedan
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (129)Crash / fire / injury (12)Brakes (26)Electrical system (24)Fuel system (14)Backup camera & sensors (12)Body & structure (6)Engine (6)Seats (6)Visibility & wipers (6)Lights (5)Transmission & drivetrain (5)
26 of 129 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters · page 2 of 2
Working with the data? Download all 129 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Mazda Mazda3 Sedan verdict →