Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Mazda Mazda3 has 14 NHTSA visibility complaints and 1 visibility-related recall.
14
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
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VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Mazda3 vehicles. A defective windshield wiper relay may cause the windshield w...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | While I was driving on the highway, I went to use my front wipers and there was no response when try... |
| Mar 29, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Wiper stopped functioning, in the rain. Started with the wipers making 2 wipes rapidly, then not fun... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Recall 23V-487 has been un-remedied for over a year. And it sounds like a zip tie would fix it. Th... |
| Jul 22, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The wipers randomly stopped working. No matter which wiper setting was chosen, the windshield wiper... |
| Jan 7, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | My car has a faulty Front Body Power Module, a known issue with these cars, but Mazda keeps saying m... |
| May 13, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield wipers stopped working in every mode including auto rain detection mode. |
| Feb 10, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The body computer experienced a malfunction leading to the wipers becoming inoperable. This can be m... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | My car's rear backup camera has been having issues for the last several thousand miles. I took the ... |
| Jul 7, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Front windshield wipers for my 2018 Mazda 3 stopped working without any warning while driving on the... |
| Jul 31, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. I TRIED TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF... |
| Apr 30, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WINDOW WIPERS STOP WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN ON THE INTERVAL SETTING. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF... |
| Jan 25, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | ON 1/25/2019 IN THE MORNING I WENT OUTSIDE TO TAKE MY DOG OUT AND NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF ON MY 201... |
| Sep 13, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2018, I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE STATE, DURING A ROAD TRIP ON MY WAY FROM CANNON BE... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 MAZDA 3. WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED... |