Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Mazda Mazda3 has 11 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
11
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brake pedal is soft and sometimes unresponsive unless it is pumped repeatedly. There have been s... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Weak braking and spongy brake pedal created near accidents at highway speeds. Brake pedal needs to ... |
| Sep 25, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | My brake pedal became very spongy and soft after the ABS was activated. The brake pedal has to trave... |
| Apr 7, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | I've only driven my car 54,000 miles in more than 10 years. Yet, I've had an abundance of brake issu... |
| Nov 6, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Both front brake rotors fractured while braking, resulting in reduced braking distance and the need ... |
| Aug 12, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | This was my first new car and sometimes when I would brake the brake would go all the way down to th... |
| Jul 13, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Exactly as described in safety recall "2014-2016 Mazda3 and 2014-2015 Mazda6 Hand-Operated Parking B... |
| Feb 11, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brakes have to be pressed to the floor in order to break. They were not breaking like normal. Th... |
| Oct 26, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brakes became soft. Needed to pump them to stop the vehicle. My mechanic changed pads, rotors and ... |
| Aug 21, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was coming up on a car waiting to make a left turn. While attempting to move to the right-hand pa... |
| Jan 1, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | I PARK CAR AND IT STILL MOVES A FEW INCHES FORWARD |