2013 Mazda Mazda6: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 22 complaints about the 2013 Mazda Mazda6 and NHTSA has issued 4 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is suspension, named in 5 of them.

22
Complaints
4
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
90.9
Severity index

Severity index 90.9 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 90.9p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Mazda Mazda6 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

SuspensionSuspension: 5 complaints (22.7%)5 23%Service BrakesService Brakes: 5 complaints (22.7%)5 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (18.2%)4 18%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 4 complaints (18.2%)4 18%StructureStructure: 3 complaints (13.6%)3 14%Air BagsAir Bags: 3 complaints (13.6%)3 14%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (9.1%)2 9%SeatsSeats: 2 complaints (9.1%)2 9%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SUSPENSION522.7%
SERVICE BRAKES522.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER418.2%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING418.2%
STRUCTURE313.6%
AIR BAGS313.6%
VISIBILITY/WIPER29.1%
SEATS29.1%

Complaints filed per year

0362014: 22015: 12017: 42018: 12019: 62020: 12021: 42023: 22024: 11415171819620212324
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20142
20151
20174
20181
20196
20201
20214
20232
20241
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V71700012/10/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Mazda CX-9 vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Maria
19V32300025/04/2019STRUCTUREMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Mazda6 vehicles sold, or ever registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New
18V01800009/01/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEMazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2013 Mazda6 and CX-9 vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Maria
13V42500024/09/2013LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCHMazda is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured February 4, 2008, through August 24, 2012. The door latch mounting screws may become loose.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.