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What 23 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 Mazda Mazda3 Hatchback

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 (23)Crash / fire / injury (1)Airbags (12)Electrical system (4)Body & structure (2)Engine (2)Seat belts (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Driver assistance (1)Latches & locks (1)Seats (1)Speed control (1)

1 of 23 complaints match · Seat belts · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 6, 2023AirbagsSeat beltsCrash2 injuries

I was rear ended while at complete stop by someone going over 40mph on 12/19/22. My airbags did not deploy and my seat belts did not lock out. Directly after being hit my phone flashed a safety fracture malfunction on the dash board and then sent the notification to the mazda app on my phone.

NHTSA ODI 11500455

Working with the data? Download all 23 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 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 2022 Mazda Mazda3 Hatchback verdict →