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2005 Mazda Mazda3 engine problems

The 2005 Mazda Mazda3 has 23 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

23

Engine complaints

18%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Mazda3 engine complaints by model year36 complaints2004: 22 complaints2005: 23 complaints2006: 34 complaints2007: 31 complaints2008: 26 complaints2009: 3 complaints2010: 31 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 36 complaints2013: 11 complaints2014: 14 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 13 complaints2019: 11 complaints2020: 1 complaints2021: 18 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 2 complaints
Mazda3 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MAZDA 3 TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT SERVICED, ENGINE NOISE, AND IT CAUGHT FIRE LESS THAN A BLOCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP.. MAZDA STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 1, 2008 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2005 Mazda Mazda3 have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 2005 Mazda Mazda3 engine — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.