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C1001 on Mazda vehicles

C1001 is named on 70 Mazda model years (2016–2026): 297 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Mazda6, CX-3, CX-5, MX-5, CX-9 and 6 more.

Chassis 70 model years 297 manufacturer filings 3 owner reports

Which Mazda model years name C1001

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Mazda Mazda6Electrical System14—
2016 Mazda CX-3Electrical System13—
2016 Mazda CX-5Electrical System12—
2016 Mazda MX-5Forward Collision Avoidance11—
2018 Mazda Mazda3Forward Collision Avoidance72
2017 Mazda CX-5Forward Collision Avoidance9—
2017 Mazda Mazda3Forward Collision Avoidance9—
2017 Mazda Mazda6Forward Collision Avoidance9—
2016 Mazda CX-9Forward Collision Avoidance9—
2016 Mazda Mazda3Forward Collision Avoidance9—
2018 Mazda CX-5Forward Collision Avoidance71
2017 Mazda CX-3Forward Collision Avoidance8—
2017 Mazda CX-9Forward Collision Avoidance8—
2017 Mazda MX-5Forward Collision Avoidance8—
2018 Mazda CX-3Forward Collision Avoidance7—
2018 Mazda CX-9Exterior Lighting7—
2018 Mazda MX-5Forward Collision Avoidance7—
2018 Mazda Mazda6Forward Collision Avoidance7—
2019 Mazda CX-3Forward Collision Avoidance6—
2019 Mazda CX-5Forward Collision Avoidance6—
2019 Mazda CX-9Forward Collision Avoidance6—
2019 Mazda MX-5Forward Collision Avoidance6—
2019 Mazda Mazda3Forward Collision Avoidance6—
2019 Mazda Mazda6Forward Collision Avoidance5—
2020 Mazda CX-3Equipment Adaptive/Mobility4—
2020 Mazda CX-30Forward Collision Avoidance4—
2020 Mazda CX-5Forward Collision Avoidance4—
2020 Mazda CX-9Forward Collision Avoidance4—
2020 Mazda MX-5Equipment Adaptive/Mobility4—
2020 Mazda Mazda3Equipment Adaptive/Mobility4—
2020 Mazda Mazda6Equipment Adaptive/Mobility4—
2021 Mazda CX-3Forward Collision Avoidance3—
2021 Mazda CX-30Forward Collision Avoidance3—
2021 Mazda CX-5Lane Departure3—
2021 Mazda CX-9Forward Collision Avoidance3—
2021 Mazda MX-5Exterior Lighting3—
2021 Mazda Mazda3Forward Collision Avoidance3—
2021 Mazda Mazda6Equipment Adaptive/Mobility3—
2026 Mazda CX-50Not specified2—
2026 Mazda CX-70Not specified2—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Forward Collision Avoidance 91 Electrical System 55 Not specified 48 Exterior Lighting 19
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What Mazda owners said

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

2.Car goes into Limp mode when going up a hill 3.Between 46-48 mph, car hesitates when accelerating 4.Between 56-60 mph, car hesitates when accelerating 5.Error Codes received per Lake Car Care: P2299, C1001, B1303 I brought the car to…
2018 Mazda CX-5 Aug 21, 2024 NHTSA owner report
The contact had taken the vehicle to a non-manufacturer dealer who used a handheld scanner and retrieved the following codes: C1001 Type 97, U3003, and B13D3
2018 Mazda Mazda3 at 31,321 miles Apr 15, 2024 NHTSA owner report

Mazda filings that name C1001

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Mazda filed with NHTSA whose summary names C1001. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What C1001 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

C1001 is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Mazda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is C1001 a known problem on Mazda vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 297 manufacturer filings and 3 owner reports naming C1001 on 70 Mazda model years (2016–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Mazda models does C1001 appear on most?

2016 Mazda6 (14 documents), 2016 CX-3 (13 documents), 2016 CX-5 (12 documents).

Does C1001 on a Mazda mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.