Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Mazda Mazda3 has 25 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
25
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
17V393000
PARKING BRAKE
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Mazda6 and 2014-2016 Mazda3 vehicles. Water could possibly enter the brake cal...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Description On 12-15-2025, in 18°F weather, the vehicle was parked on a residential sloped driveway ... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | PARKING BRAKE | The contact owns a 2015 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 17... |
| Apr 6, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | The parking brake does not disengage even after the recall fix was applied. Mazda refuses to look at... |
| Aug 5, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY REAR BRAKES ALWAYS SEEM TO BE DRAGGING. THEY MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AS I EXIT MY NEIGHBORHOOD... |
| May 25, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PAD HAS A PROBLEM AND IT STUCK ON EVEN WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL, THIS DEF... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BACK BRAKES TWICE IN 4 YEARS. NOW CALIPERS HAVE GONE OUT WHICH RUINED ROTORS AND... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2015 MAZDA 3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE BRAKES. *LD *JS |
| Sep 20, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | LIKE MANY OTHER MAZDA 3 OWNERS, I HAVE HAD WATER ENTER MY CALIPERS AND BIND, LEAVING BRAKES ACTIVATE... |
| Sep 12, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I STARTED NOTICING A SQUEAL FROM MY REAR BRAKES THAT WOULD OCCUR AT THE BEGINNING OF DRIVING (NOT WH... |
| Jul 27, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE CALIPER DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND WEARS OUT BRAKE PADS QUICKLY. THIS S... |
| Dec 28, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | COMMING TO A STOP CAR DIDNT SLOW DOWN AND WHEN EMERGENCY LEVER WAS PULLED FOR A STOP IT DIDNT WORK! ... |
| Oct 12, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | I TOOK MY CAR TO A BRAKE SHOP BECAUSE OF SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKE W... |
| Aug 6, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WENT INTO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A REPAIR COMPLETED FOR THE BRAKE RECALL. THE MECHANIC... |
| Feb 8, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | RECALL ISSUED JUNE 2017 REGARDING BRAKE PROBLEM - PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF FEBRUARY 2018 TO C... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | FAILED BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAULTY, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE SWITCH.... |
| Oct 27, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | NHTSA RECALL NUMBER:17V-393 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER:1217F RECALL ISSUED JUNE 22, 2017 NO MANUF... |
| Sep 29, 2017 | PARKING BRAKE,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED... |
| Aug 19, 2017 | PARKING BRAKE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V... |
| Aug 19, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | SAFETY RECALL 1217F RECEIVED 8/2017. TO DATE "REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." THIS TIME (NOW 6 MONTHS) S... |
| Aug 18, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | NOTIFIED OF RECALL 8/19/17 WENT TO DEALER 10/24/17 DEALER STILL STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS. WISH... |