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2016 Mazda MAZDA3

Model year 2016: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

  • NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 19, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

6 recalls for the 2016 Mazda MAZDA3 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Jul 14, 2023. Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

NHTSA counts 236,100 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-487

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 4, 2019. Visibility: windshield wiper/washer

NHTSA counts 187,880 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 20, 2015 to Jul 18, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-272

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 22, 2017. Parking brake

NHTSA counts 227,814 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 6, 2014 to Sep 2, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-393

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 23, 2016. Fuel system, gasoline: storage

NHTSA counts 3,849 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 24, 2015 to Oct 16, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-685

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 22, 2016. Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

NHTSA counts 17,484 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 4, 2014 to Sep 18, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-684

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 2, 2015. Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive

NHTSA counts 14,411 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 21, 2015 to Aug 25, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-621

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

104 complaints to NHTSA, received from May 18, 2016 to Sep 11, 2026.

  • 7 complaints told of a crash, and 1 complaint of a fire.
  • Together they report 5 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 18, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2016 Mazda MAZDA3: 5 stars overall, every version.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2016 Mazda MAZDA3, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
MAZDA3, 5 HB, FWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 10.5% chance of rolling over; no tip
MAZDA3, 4 DR, FWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 10.5% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 18, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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