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2008 Mazda Mazda3 engine problems

The 2008 Mazda Mazda3 has 26 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Engine complaints

7%

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

“CAR ACCIDENT GOING AROUND 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY, HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD ON DUE TO BLACK ICE AND RAIN, SPINNING TWICE HITTING GUARDRAILS AGAIN FRONT AND BACK MULTIPLE TIMES, NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE SEATBELT AS I'M SURE DEATH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THAT FAILED TOO. GOING THROUGH…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · February 16, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 Mazda Mazda3 have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda3 engine — 7% 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.