In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"difficult to see in bright sunlight, dims considerable when you turn on your headlights at night"
Anonymous, GA (2016 Mazda 3 Grand Touring Unsure)"tiny numbers and letter on instrument panel, difficult to see in bright sunlight"
Anonymous, AZ (2016 Mazda 3 Touring 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"The Pandora app on the car regularly drops Pandora on my phone, freezes when I switch to a phone call, displays a notice that my Pandora station has been deleted, and occasionally crashes MazdaConnect altogether"
Anonymous, MA (2016 Mazda 3 Sport 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"Live traffic is not functional"
Bret H., CA (2016 Mazda 3 Grand Touring 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Map chip would not load, so GPS would not display. Dealer replaced entire in-dash unit when a chip replacement did not solve the problem"
Carl G., MA (2016 Mazda 3 Touring 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"GPS didn't respond to voice commands. Was repaired under warranty"
Paul P., CA (2016 Mazda 3 Grand Touring 2.5-L 4 Cyl)"Text messages between iPhone and radio have never worked. Have also had to remove my phone from the radio completely and set up again"
Michael M., AZ (2016 Mazda 3 Touring 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"Bluetooth pairing is a total crapshoot and often as not it sounds like a skipping cd. No idea how much of this is Mazda's fault vs Motorola's (which still has my phone on Android 6.0)"
Gabriel R., CA (2016 Mazda 3 Sport 2.0-L 4 Cyl)"Voice dialing only works occasionally. It responds it is learning voice"
Anonymous, IL (2016 Mazda 3 SV Unsure)"The voice command function on MazdaConnect disables the voice command function on my phone, making it impossible to use voice to set navigation destinations, dictate a text message, etc. The voice command works well within the MazdaConnect system, however"
Anonymous, MA (2016 Mazda 3 Sport 2.0-L 4 Cyl)
"The on-dash screen split with the top at the the bottom and the bottom at the top. Both the screen and the back-up camera were replaced under warranty"
Paul P., CA (2016 Mazda 3 Grand Touring 2.5-L 4 Cyl)