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2025 Mazda Mazda3 vs 2025 Toyota Camry

Too close to call: Toyota Camry 88.9 vs Mazda Mazda3 88.3 with these weights. The Mazda Mazda3 is ahead on safety and performance. Raise the safety weight from 4 to 4.3 and it flips.

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2025 Mazda Mazda3

The 2025 Mazda Mazda3 is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize sedan with 7 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the 3 4-Door 2WD, is EPA-rated at …

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2025 Toyota Camry

The 2025 Toyota Camry is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid midsize sedan with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Camry HEV FF LE, is EPA-rat…

Verdict · default weights

2025 Toyota Camry

Toss-up

Too close to call: Toyota Camry 88.9 vs Mazda Mazda3 88.3 with these weights. The Mazda Mazda3 is ahead on safety and performance. Raise the safety weight from 4 to 4.3 and it flips.

Fuel & range2025 Toyota Camry leads by 39.7
Safety2025 Mazda Mazda3 leads by 26.5
Performance2025 Mazda Mazda3 leads by 3.7
Category · weight2025 Mazda Mazda3overall 88.32025 Toyota Camryoverall 88.9
Pricew 4no datano data
Fuel & rangew 360.3100
Safetyw 497.771.2
Space & cargow 2100100
Performancew 210096.3
Tech & comfortw 3no datano data
Warrantyw 2no datano data
Overall88.388.9

Mazda Mazda3: model-level data · Toyota Camry: model-level data. Pick a trim in the tool to compare any other trim.

Raise the safety weight from 4 to 4.3 and the answer flips.

Change what matters to you →Scores are 0–100 per category from the data on this page. The weights are yours to set.
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Specifications side by side

Trim-level specs appear here once the manufacturer's press kit is on file for both vehicles. EPA and NHTSA data are compared above.
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Safety record

NHTSA recalls, complaints, NCAP

Mazda Mazda3

Safety Signal97 A
NHTSA overall★★★★★
Frontal / side / rollover★★★★★ / ★★★★★ / ★★★★★
Recalls1
Owner complaints7 · 2 crashes · 0 fires
Most complained aboutForward Collision Avoidance (2), Air Bags (1), Suspension (1)

Top recalls

  • minorAir Bags25V357000 · 171,412 vehicles

Toyota Camry

Safety Signal55 F
NHTSA overall★★★★★
Frontal / side / rollover★★★★★ / ★★★★★ / ★★★★★
Recalls6 · 1 critical
Owner complaints156 · 14 crashes · 1 fires
Most complained aboutUnspecified (29), Structure (25), Electrical System (25)

Top recalls

  • criticalHybrid Propulsion System25V869000 · 55,405 vehicles
  • highElectrical System26V511000 · 508,354 vehicles
  • highElectrical System25V595000 · 591,377 vehicles
  • highSeat Belts25V059000 · 40,922 vehicles
  • minorBack Over Prevention25V744000 · 1,024,407 vehicles
  • minorEquipment24V548000 · 33,848 vehicles

Ownership

EPA, manufacturer warranty
Mazda Mazda3Toyota Camry
Price
Price range across trims
PowertrainsGASHEV
EPA configuration compared3 4-Door 2WDCamry HEV FF LE
Combined mpg / MPGe3151
EPA annual fuel cost$2,000$1,200
EV range
Basic warranty
Powertrain warranty
Roadside assistance

Common questions

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which is better, the 2025 Mazda Mazda3 or the 2025 Toyota Camry?

Too close to call: Toyota Camry 88.9 vs Mazda Mazda3 88.3 with these weights. The Mazda Mazda3 is ahead on safety and performance. Raise the safety weight from 4 to 4.3 and it flips. On WhichTrim's default weights the 2025 Toyota Camry scores 88.9 and the 2025 Mazda Mazda3 88.3. The weights are yours to change — move what you care about and the verdict recalculates on the page.

Which has the better safety record, the 2025 Mazda Mazda3 or the 2025 Toyota Camry?

2025 Mazda Mazda3: 5 NHTSA stars, grade A, 1 recall. 2025 Toyota Camry: 5 NHTSA stars, grade F, 6 recalls. Crash ratings come from NHTSA's own tests; the grade is WhichTrim's read of the recall record, and the two can disagree.