There are 5 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2015 Mazda Mazda3in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD SOUND. HE SCANNED THE SURROUNDINGS AND DID NOT SEE ANY UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. HE FELT COLD AIR AND NOISE AND WHEN HE LOOK UP, HIS SUNROOF IS GONE, JUST A FEW GLASS LEFT ON THE SIDE LOOKING LIKE GRANULES. HE HAD SPONTANEOUS SUNROOF EXPLOSION.
POWER MOONROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH ON A CITY STREET. IT WAS ABOUT 52DEG F ON A CLOUDY DAY. MY WIFE WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT & GLASS FELL IN ON US. WE PULLED OVER AND CLEANED UP MOST OF IT.
THE DASHBOARD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN LESS THAN 52,000 MILES.
I HAVE FILED THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THE CAR IN MENTION HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY MAZDA FOR FAILURES IN THE DOOR LATCHING-LOCKING SYSTEM ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON DIFFERENT DOORS SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND IT IS CURRENTLY SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE ON ONE OF THE DOORS THAT WAS NOT AFFECTED BEFORE. I NO LONGER CONSIDER THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT FAILURES OF THIS NATURE MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS WITH CATASTROPHIC INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND TO OTHERS. AS A MAZDA CUSTOMER, CAR OWNER AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL, I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED WHEN I CONTEMPLATE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS MIGHT NOT BE AN ISOLATED CASE AND THAT OTHER MAZDA OWNERS MIGHT BE DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO STARTED A CLAIM WITH THE BBB AUTO LINE CASE MAZ1714424 WHERE I PURSUE REPURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE BY MAZDA AMONG OTHER ITEMS.
TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN MY BRAND NEW MAZDA 3 COUPE WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY IMPLODED THROWING SAFETY GLASS ALL OVER DRIVER AND PASSENGER.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026