There are 7 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2006 Mazda Mazda6 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 7 of 7 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS AREN'T BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. OURISMAN MAZDA OF ROCKVILLE (LOCATED AT 801 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852, 301-424-7800) REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE BULB IS FUNCTIONAL BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTION . IF I BANG ON THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THE BULB STARTS WORKING
AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY VEHICLES IS CLOUDING OF THE PLASTIC LENSES OVER HEADLIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM IS EXCEEDINGLY SEVERELY BAD ON THE MAZDASPEED 6. THE CLOUDING CANNOT BE REPAIRED VIA HEADLIGHT RESTORATION KITS AS ONCE IT'S REMOVED, IT COMES BACK EVEN WORSE AFTER. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. SINCE THESE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDE THE HID HEADLIGHTS ELECTRONICS (BALLAST) THEY ARE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. THESE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CLOUD AND BECOME COMPLETELY WORTHLESS WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO. ON MY 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY USELESS AT NIGHT, THE HIGH BEAMS PRODUCE LESS LIGHT THAN LOW BEAMS ON MOST OTHER VEHICLES. THE EASY SOLUTION FOR MAZDA WOULD BE TO RECALL THE HEADLIGHTS AND RETROFIT A LENS (GLASS OR OTHERWISE) THAT WILL NOT CLOUD. MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE LOW BEAMS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 MAZDA, MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES BECAME OXIDIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT TO BE REPLACED OR THEY WOULD HAVE TO RESURFACE THE HEADLIGHT LENSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THEM NUMBER OF TIMES. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR NUMEROUS MAZDA3 OWNERS AND MAZDA6 OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT. *TR
THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS ON MY 2006 MAZDA 6 HAVE REPEATEDLY GONE OUT ON MY IN THE PAST YEAR. MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS LAST TIME I TRIED TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP AND THE BULB WAS NOT BLOWN. I INSERTED THE NEW BULB AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MAZDA 6'S AND 3'S MY PARENTS ARE GOING ON THEIR 9 BULB IN THE MAZDA 3. ACCORDING TO MANY MAZDA FORUMS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED DRIVING AT NIGHT IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH BUT WHEN YOUR LIGHTS GO OUT IT MAKES IT DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.