Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Mazda Mazda3 has 31 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
31
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2023 | STEERING | Power Steering sometimes works and sometimes not. Can go out and stop working or start working, in t... |
| Feb 3, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | On Multiple occasions the Power Steering goes out and warning light on dash comes on. Very hard to s... |
| Sep 27, 2019 | STEERING | WE PURCHASED A 2010 MAZDA3 IN 2017. RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE STARTED HAVING POWER STEERIN... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | STEERING,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STEERI... |
| Oct 18, 2018 | STEERING | IN MOTION ON CITY STREET POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. RESTARTED CAR AND WORKED FO... |
| Jul 6, 2018 | STEERING | WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND 35MPH THEN VERY SUDDENLY IN A TURN POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE MA... |
| Feb 21, 2017 | STEERING | MY DAUGHTER RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2010 MAZDA 3. IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS HER POWER STEERING LIGHT ILL... |
| Nov 14, 2016 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING... |
| Oct 1, 2016 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | STEERING WHEEL, AT ANY SPEED, MOVES SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING IT TO BE CROOKED. ALIGNMENTS ... |
| Sep 18, 2016 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARN... |
| Aug 26, 2016 | STEERING | MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. IT IS NO LONGER WORKING. I WAS T... |
| Jul 20, 2016 | STEERING | THE CAR HAS 43000 POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING CAUSING A PROBLEM VEHICLE |
| Mar 7, 2016 | STEERING | STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. CANNOT MANEUVER. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. |
| Dec 30, 2015 | STEERING,WHEELS,SEATS | STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR |
| Mar 26, 2015 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING HOME IN A CITY STREET, AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30MPH. SUDDENLY, WHILE ON A CURVE, I LOST P... |
| Dec 31, 2014 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY AND SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS POSTS, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT LIT UP AND ST... |
| Aug 1, 2014 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING ON A STANDARD 40 MPH BUSY STREET WHEN I TURNED A CORNER AND MY POWER STEERING COMPLETE... |
| May 13, 2014 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER S... |
| Nov 18, 2013 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA, MAZDA3. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WA... |
| Nov 18, 2013 | STEERING | POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR |