2013 Mazda Mazda2 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 13 complaints on the 2013 Mazda Mazda2, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Steering (4 complaints).

13
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
0
Injuries
59.3
Severity index

Severity index 59.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 59.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 4 complaints (30.8%)4 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%SeatsSeats: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%WheelsWheels: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%Air BagsAir Bags: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%SuspensionSuspension: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%TiresTires: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING430.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM215.4%
SEATS215.4%
WHEELS215.4%
AIR BAGS17.7%
SUSPENSION17.7%
TIRES17.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL17.7%

Complaints filed per year

0242014: 22015: 12017: 42018: 32019: 314151741819
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20142
20151
20174
20183
20193
Filings in 2017 to 2019 ran 3.3x those in 2014 to 2015 (10 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V20300011/04/2016STEERINGMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 2, 2015, 2013-2014 Mazda2 vehicles manufactured July 3, 2013, to August 8, 2014, 2014-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured January 19, 2013, to December 2,
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.