Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Mazda Mazda3 has 36 NHTSA other complaints and 1 other-related recall.
36
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
23V487000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Mazda3 and 2016-2021 CX-3 vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Infotainment system is cracking uncontrollably and will make the rear view camera unusable and a... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No incidents |
| Sep 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The touch screen in my car has developed a malfunction known as “ghost touch,” where the screen glit... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | I got into my car and the infotainment screen was cracked. It had been parked in moderate weather (n... |
| Mar 12, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The Infotainment system is cracking uncontrollably and will make the rear view camera unusable and a... |
| Mar 10, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Touchscreen has the "ghost screen" problem. It has gotten progressively worse over the last year. Th... |
| Jan 20, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have a letter for an important safety recall, re: the backup camera. The letter is dated September... |
| Dec 9, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Mazda infotainment system center display screen with spider cracking. Cracking makes part of display... |
| Dec 3, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The driver side if the door handle metallic wrap has begun peeling, I reached for my door handle and... |
| Aug 12, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My screen ghost taps (goes into apps without me touching it) plus there is screen damage. I got into... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Over a year later and Mazda is not fulfilling an existing recall despite continuing to pump out new ... |
| May 15, 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I’m getting water in my trunk. Dealership replaced left tail light and both lights on the right. The... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The infotainment screen in this vehicle has internally delaminated causing a well-known "ghosting" p... |
| Jan 8, 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2018 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23... |
| Dec 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The entertainment/navigation screen randomly started developing spidering cracks on the inside of th... |
| Nov 25, 2023 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel smell after a fill-up, fuel pump is cracked/deformed EXACTLY as described in Mazda bulletin 532... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was officially notified of a known defect in my vehicle "which relates to motor vehicle safey". Th... |