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Mazda Mazda3

Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA00—30 mpg
2025GasA00—31 mpg
2024GasA00—31 mpg
2023GasA00—31 mpg
2022GasA00—31 mpg
2021GasA00—31 mpg
2020GasA00—30 mpg
2019GasA00—30 mpg
2018GasA00—32 mpg
2017GasA00—32 mpg
2016GasA00—33 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2026: best combined mpg 31 → 30
  • 2024: 8 → 7 EPA configurations
  • 2022: 10 → 8 EPA configurations
  • 2021: best combined mpg 30 → 31; 6 → 10 EPA configurations
  • 2019: best combined mpg 32 → 30; 8 → 6 EPA configurations
  • 2018: 10 → 8 EPA configurations
  • 2017: best combined mpg 33 → 32

Best Mazda3 years to buy used

  1. 2025 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 0 complaints
  2. 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 0 complaints
  3. 2023 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 0 complaints
  4. 2022 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 0 complaints
  5. 2021 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 0 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.