The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Mazda CX-3: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mazda reported 23 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mazda CX-3, model years 2016–2021, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16,085 | 19 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12,942 | 23 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 27,561 | 18 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5,810 | 34 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 8 | 0 |
| Visibility | 5 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Mazda CX-3 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Mazda CX-3, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | 2016 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-10 | 2018 | NE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-04-26 | 2018 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2022-08-12 | 2019 | NE | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-01 | 2021 | MA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2022 Q3 |
| 2021-07-06 | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-05 | 2021 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-02-24 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2023 Q1 |
| 2021-02-24 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-02-24 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2021 Q1 |
| 2019-08-28 | 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-09-08 | 2018 | OR | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q3 |
| 2017-10-09 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-03 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-08-04 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-06 | 2016 | CO | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-04-19 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-02-18 | 2017 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-11-10 | 2017 | CO | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-06 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-08 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-21 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mazda received alleging a death or injury in a Mazda CX-3 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a CX-3 that sold more will have more rows. All Mazda models · What these reports are, and are not.