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P0302 on Mazda vehicles Cylinder 2 is misfiring

P0302 is named on 25 Mazda model years (2016–2021): 76 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across CX-5, Mazda3, Mazda6, CX-3, CX-9 and 1 more.

Powertrain 25 model years 76 manufacturer filings

Which Mazda model years name P0302

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Mazda CX-5Engine13—
2016 Mazda Mazda3Engine12—
2016 Mazda Mazda6Engine11—
2017 Mazda CX-3Engine4—
2016 Mazda CX-3Engine4—
2016 Mazda CX-9Engine4—
2017 Mazda CX-9Engine3—
2017 Mazda Mazda3Engine3—
2017 Mazda Mazda6Engine3—
2019 Mazda CX-5Engine2—
2018 Mazda Mazda3Engine2—
2017 Mazda CX-5Engine2—
2021 Mazda CX-30Engine1—
2021 Mazda Mazda3Engine1—
2020 Mazda CX-30Engine1—
2020 Mazda CX-5Engine1—
2020 Mazda CX-9Engine1—
2020 Mazda Mazda3Engine1—
2020 Mazda Mazda6Engine1—
2019 Mazda CX-3Engine1—
2019 Mazda CX-9Engine1—
2019 Mazda Mazda6Engine1—
2018 Mazda CX-3Engine1—
2018 Mazda CX-9Engine1—
2018 Mazda Mazda6Engine1—

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.

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Mazda filings that name P0302

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Mazda filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0302. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0302 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Cylinder 2 is misfiring.

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 P0302 a known problem on Mazda vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 76 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0302 on 25 Mazda model years (2016–2021). 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 P0302 appear on most?

2016 CX-5 (13 documents), 2016 Mazda3 (12 documents), 2016 Mazda6 (11 documents).

Does P0302 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.