Mazda RX-8 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Mazda RX-8 model year, from official NHTSA data.
749
NHTSA complaints
14
recall campaigns
747
service bulletins (TSBs)
4
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Mazda RX-8 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 2010 Mazda RX-8 | 5 | 4 | — |
| 2009 Mazda RX-8 | 8 | 4 | — |
| 2008 Mazda RX-8 | 17 | 5 | — |
| 2007 Mazda RX-8 | 38 | 5 | 194 |
| 2006 Mazda RX-8 | 60 | 5 | 173 |
| 2005 Mazda RX-8 | 162 | 6 | 179 |
| 2004 Mazda RX-8 | 489 | 10 | 201 |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · open
- Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015
- CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET FAILUREPE09045 · opened Sep 23, 2009 · closed Aug 19, 2010