Mazda 3

"Noticeable knocking from the suspension, ball joint was the issue, repaired both sides at a cost of almost $1000. Vehicle handling improved noticeably as a result. Most likely age and wear & tear of 95% city driving."

"WORN BALL JOINTS"

"Dealer recommends replacing some steering bushings. I'll wait until they get worse. Getting near 100,000 miles, but I would expect these to have lasted a few more years before going (almost) bad"

"Took awhile to diagnose, age-related"

"The electric power steering pump seems to be problem prone, can draw too much power that can stall the car if the battery gets low."

"Experienced a shock failure and also a crack in a coil spring"

"Haven't fixed them yet, but the struts are leaking and the delear recommended replacing them for a lot of $$$. I'll wait till they get worse"

"Rear shocks needed to be replaced. I've never had to do that on any car I've owned previously, even with more than 100,000 miles"

"When driving over small imperfections in the road the car felt as if it were floating, drifting a few inches sideways. Larger bumps were fine, and there was no problem with steering in general. But over small things the shocks and struts couldn't compensate"

"Had to replace blown rear shocks"

"Suspension in general: when parts are new, absolutely stellar, but for some reason, we are constantly replacing suspension parts. 185k miles: 4 sets of struts, 3 sets of tie rods/tie rod ends, 3 sets of ball joints, 3 sway bars. I'm not putting cheap quality on either. The car is driven well, no abuse."

"Just worn out and needed replacing."

"Leaking rear shocks. Also, the attaching nut for one tire valve/pressure sensor rusted and fell off. I see many references to this problem on the web but they all say that Mazda refuses to recognize the problem"

"Normal were and tear, resolved with replacement. Expensive"

"Shocks/struts were worn out and/or broken causing rough ride and uneven tire wear."

"Leaking from shock at rear of vehicle. Researched replacement, repaired myself as it was a very easy repair, total cost $200. Ride quality improved greatly following repair."

"This is the second time in a year and a half that the strut on the passenger side failed. I don't it was inferior workmanship. I live in Massachusetts and the constant post hole I am sure is the major contributing factor."

"Leaking rear shocks, our mechanic said it was very common on Mazda 3's, he sees it a lot"

"Rear shocks were both in need of replacement"

"Shocks had to be replaced because the driver's side had failed. Also, struts had to be replaced since one had frozen and the other was bent"

"shock lost all fluid, again surprising at this low km"

"Rear shocks wore out to the point of the car being dangerous to drive at around 40k miles. The front shocks are nearly gone at 50k miles. This seems much earlier than other cars I have recently owned, including Honda, Acura and Infiniti"

"Right rear strut leaked all hydraulic oil not as a result of damage to strut"

"left rear shock failed, leaked"

"My kid drives this car. He drives like an idiot. We live in Pittsburgh. The roads are bad. If we didn't have an idiot driving on bad roads, this would not have been a problem"

"This car was a used car. Discovered after buying that the struts and shocks on the right side needed replacing, Little indication and dealer wouldn't have caught it. Only time could tell"

"Rear leaf spring had developed a crack, which was found on a routine safety inspection"

"The coil springs broke (yes BROKE) down at the bottom of the spring. The mechanic at Mazda commented that the only time he sees that type of break is when a car has been in a very serious accident where the car has been hit directly on the side where the spring is. Sounds like a dangerous metal failure problem to me."

"rear coil spring had broken"

"Ongoing vibration over 55MPH. Replaced worn-out front lower control arms and aligned, not fixed. May rebalance tires and assess further."

"worn bushings on suspetion arms, surprising at this low a km. I've run other mazda's well past this with no issues"

"For a Mazda 3 sport edition, it should have heavier duty suspension than it does. Seems like it comes with just standard parts, rather than upgraded ones."

"Needed to replace tires and pressure gauge sensor at a high cost"

"With 182,00 miles, the car was bound to have some problems. In this case, the wheel bearings were noisy and needed replacement. Overall, this car has been incredibly reliable."

"WORN FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS"

"AC compressor started making noises when running. Every couple of minutes it would do a whirring, winding down noise."

"Failure of unit"

"The a/c stopped working in late July 2020. We called the garage and within 2 weeks, the car had been repaired to our satisfaction. The a/c now works again."

"Compressor gave up the ghost on a Denver - Dallas road trip. It was replaced at a Dallas area Mazda dealership."

"The AC has never worked very well, of course one month after the new car warranty ended, the dealership suddenly found the problem was it needed a new compressor. We have spent a lot of time and money over the years but it has never really worked well."

"AC sometimes stops delivering cold air. Will usually resume normally after engine is turned off for even a few minutes"

"the air conditioner did not cool. took it to mechanic and he replaced the compressor"

"In hot weather, A/C does not maintain a cool temp. System checked a couple of times and checks out fine"

"Blower motor makes a loud squeeling when you put the fan on high. I believe that the factory sealed bearings went out.The blower is worse, the colder it gets outside.Needs to be replaced. Great car and only issue."

"Blower fan does not work when it is very cold outside"

"condenser died and the fix was incredibly expensive"

"We were told by the dealer that the condenser for the 2009 Mazda are to small to cool the car. The car's a/c will not cool the car if temperature is above 90 degrees which is the time we need it most."

"Replaced headlight bulb in both headlights"

"Multiple failures repeat"

"The headlights burn out on this car A LOT and they are expensive to replace."

"Left headlight burns out repeatedly. Has been replaced 5 times in last 6 years."

"Headlight casing leaked water, causing short and need to replace expensive module, bulb"

"Have replaced both low beam headlamps on my Mazda"

"Frequent low beam burn out. Very difficult to replace DIY. Locating and anchoring the locking spring to the new bulb is very time consuming. Replacement through dealer/mechanic is expensive"

"Lights on switch for drivers heated seat. 1st was running light quite and then the light when turned on"

"The engine light won't come off, even if it's cleared with an OBD-II reader."

"It quit working and needed to be replaced"