Mazda 3 2016 reliability and quality
Production year from 2016 to 2019
According to yearly reports of vehicle inspection service Mazda 3 reliability is average.
During regular inspections from 2019 to 2022 in average failures were found for approximately 6.2 percents of Mazda 3.
The most recent data available is for 2022, when the average defect rate for a 6-year-old Mazda 3 was 6.4 percent, the average for a car that age was 6.4 percent. Mazda 3 reliability performance was therefore below average - 60% of other cars tested had fewer defects.
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| Year of inspection | Age of car | Failures found % / average for same age cars |
Place in rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda 3 2019 | |||
| 2022 | 3 years | 6.0% / 4.74% | 97. from 121 |
| Mazda 3 2018 | |||
| 2022 | 4 years | 6.0% / 4.74% | 97. from 121 |
| 2021 | 3 years | 5.7% / 5.57% | 71. from 129 |
| Mazda 3 2017 | |||
| 2022 | 5 years | 6.8% / 8.14% | 49. from 120 |
| 2021 | 4 years | 5.7% / 5.57% | 71. from 129 |
| 2020 | 3 years | 5.5% / 5.99% | 56. from 129 |
| Mazda 3 2016 | |||
| 2022 | 6 years | 6.8% / 8.14% | 49. from 120 |
| 2021 | 5 years | 7.8% / 9.29% | 45. from 129 |
| 2020 | 4 years | 5.5% / 5.99% | 56. from 129 |