2010 Mazda MAZDA3 air bags problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3 — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving on the interstate, the driver’s side airbag deployed without any obvious cause. There was no pothole, bump, or clear reason for the airbag to deploy. There was moderate traffic. This put myself and others nearby at risk by causing me to flinch after getting hit by the airbag. I was…”
filed Mar 31, 2024
“These vehicles have a foam based dash board which is falling off in pieces and sections . This can cause choking hazard in small children adults etc also if air bags where to deploy this section would more then likely explode in many hundreds of pieces causing blinding .As well as it decays or…”
filed Apr 26, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other MAZDA3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 MAZDA3 | 12 | 52% |
| 2021 MAZDA3 | 4 | 8% |
| 2019 MAZDA3 | 6 | 8% |
| 2017 MAZDA3 | 2 | 2% |
| 2016 MAZDA3 | 6 | 6% |
| 2015 MAZDA3 | 4 | 3% |
| 2014 MAZDA3 | 4 | 3% |
| 2013 MAZDA3 | 7 | 6% |
| 2012 MAZDA3 | 17 | 8% |
| 2011 MAZDA3 | 29 | 22% |
| 2009 MAZDA3 | 5 | 4% |
| 2008 MAZDA3 | 22 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.