Friday, August 7, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

2005 Mazda RX-8 fuel/propulsion system problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2005 Mazda RX-87% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda rx-8. While driving various speeds, a fuel odor emitted through the vents of the vehicle. The fuel odor was all around the vehicle while parked and fuel leaked underneath the driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to kuhn mazda (3934 w kennedy blvd…

    filed Dec 18, 2017

  • Hello. How are you? I hope everything is going well for you. I am an owner of 2005 mazda rx8. I was a faculty of one university at texas by 2016. However, I left usa last fall and currently settled down in korea. I also took my car (2005 mazda rx8) from usa to korea. In terms of safety recall…

    filed Nov 30, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other RX-8 years

YearReportsShare
2007 RX-8411%
2006 RX-8610%
2004 RX-8214%
RX-8 fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

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.