Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Mazda Mazda3 has 16 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
16
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | ENGINE | Spontaneous loss of power while driving on highway. Check engine light came on. Speed limited by car... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | ENGINE | The thermostat malfunctioned on this vehicle, resulting in the thermostat remaining open and providi... |
| Dec 16, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2021 Mazda Mazda3. The contact received notification of an unknown Class Action L... |
| Sep 20, 2024 | ENGINE | Low oil light - car is burning oil and only has 11,400 miles. Approx 3/4 to 1 quart missing... |
| Apr 5, 2023 | ENGINE | Received Low Oil Level warning ... checked engine oil and it is under the minimum level on the dip s... |
| Nov 5, 2022 | ENGINE | Turbo using/burning oil- Consumption issue. |
| Oct 2, 2022 | ENGINE | Oil light has come one twice within 17,000 miles of owner ship. The first time at 4,800 miles and th... |
| Jul 1, 2022 | ENGINE | The engine is burning oil. Oil and filter were changed at 5000 miles. At about 9000 miles, the eng... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | ENGINE | Excess oil consumption in engine. Low light came on around 5,000 miles and dipstick showed engine oi... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine is consuming excessive oil. Dealership states there is a TSB out but the fix is to keep toppi... |
| Jun 15, 2022 | ENGINE | Driving on a remote highway in northern WI and low oil light illuminated, 1000 miles before oil chan... |
| Jun 14, 2022 | ENGINE | My Mazda 3 2.5T has been burning oil in excess. The car has a total of 24,000 miles and has been ser... |
| Apr 3, 2022 | ENGINE | Low engine oil warning between oil changes. Burned 3+ quarts between 5000 mile and 10,000 mile servi... |
| Mar 11, 2022 | ENGINE | At around 3600 Miles my Mazda which I had for only a couple of months displayed a low engine oil lig... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | ENGINE | After roughly 2,000 miles of driving, the low oil light comes on. The engine is burning oil. Mazda h... |
| Feb 29, 2020 | ENGINE | Purchased car in January 2020 and within a month/few thousand miles the low engine oil light came on... |