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P011A on Mazda vehicles

P011A is named on 21 Mazda model years (2016–2019): 34 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across CX-5, Mazda3, Mazda6, CX-3, CX-9 and 1 more.

Powertrain 21 model years 34 manufacturer filings 2 owner reports

Which Mazda model years name P011A

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Mazda CX-5Equipment72
2016 Mazda Mazda3Equipment3—
2016 Mazda Mazda6Equipment3—
2018 Mazda Mazda3Equipment2—
2017 Mazda CX-5Equipment2—
2017 Mazda Mazda3Equipment2—
2019 Mazda CX-3Engine1—
2019 Mazda CX-9Electrical System1—
2019 Mazda MX-5Engine1—
2019 Mazda Mazda3Engine1—
2018 Mazda CX-3Engine1—
2018 Mazda CX-9Electrical System1—
2018 Mazda MX-5Engine1—
2018 Mazda Mazda6Equipment1—
2017 Mazda CX-3Electrical System1—
2017 Mazda CX-9Electrical System1—
2017 Mazda MX-5Electrical System1—
2017 Mazda Mazda6Equipment1—
2016 Mazda CX-3Electrical System1—
2016 Mazda CX-9Electrical System1—
2016 Mazda MX-5Engine1—

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.

Equipment 14 Engine 11 Electrical System 11
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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.

Immediately after service, check engine light illuminated (P011A – engine coolant temperature sensor correlation issue)
2016 Mazda CX-5 Apr 1, 2026 NHTSA owner report

Mazda filings that name P011A

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Mazda filed with NHTSA whose summary names P011A. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P011A means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P011A sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

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 P011A a known problem on Mazda vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 34 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming P011A on 21 Mazda model years (2016–2019). 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 P011A appear on most?

2016 CX-5 (9 documents), 2016 Mazda3 (3 documents), 2016 Mazda6 (3 documents).

Does P011A 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.