Total Complaints
5 filings
MAZDA ATENZA · model year
2005 MAZDA ATENZA
5 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2005MAZDAATENZA carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2005 ATENZA is exterior lighting:headlights with 1 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission (1) and structure (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 21 investigation files overlapping the 2005 ATENZA, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
5
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20071230EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DELIVERY DATE. I HAD TO WAIT WHILE THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS ONLY A SIGNAL OF THINGS TO COME. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER A TSB AT LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. ALL FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED, TWICE, DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING AND MIL COMING ON. FAN CONTROL LIGHT WENT OUT AND REAR HATCH LEAKING. HAD TO ORDER PARTS. CAME BACK FOR SERVICE, WRONG PARTS ORDERED. LIGHT FIXED, HATCH CONTINUED TO LEAK AND STAINED REAR SEAT. BOLSTERS FELL OFF OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. HAD TO ORDER FROM MAZDA- ON BACK ORDER. HATCH FINALLY FIXED ON THIRD VISIT. TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED IRREGULAR SHIFTING PATTERNS, WHICH WERE NEVER VERIFIED BY DEALER. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. TRANSMISSION ISSUES RETURNED. VALVE BODY REPLACED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE RAPPING HAS BEEN PRESENT, BUT NEVER VERIFIED. DOOR SEALS FALLING OFF. STEERING WHEEL TRIM WON'T STAY ON. I HAVE NOW PURSUED LITIGATION AGAINST MAZDA, NORTH AMERICA. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
20071230POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DELIVERY DATE. I HAD TO WAIT WHILE THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS ONLY A SIGNAL OF THINGS TO COME. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER A TSB AT LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. ALL FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED, TWICE, DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING AND MIL COMING ON. FAN CONTROL LIGHT WENT OUT AND REAR HATCH LEAKING. HAD TO ORDER PARTS. CAME BACK FOR SERVICE, WRONG PARTS ORDERED. LIGHT FIXED, HATCH CONTINUED TO LEAK AND STAINED REAR SEAT. BOLSTERS FELL OFF OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. HAD TO ORDER FROM MAZDA- ON BACK ORDER. HATCH FINALLY FIXED ON THIRD VISIT. TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED IRREGULAR SHIFTING PATTERNS, WHICH WERE NEVER VERIFIED BY DEALER. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. TRANSMISSION ISSUES RETURNED. VALVE BODY REPLACED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE RAPPING HAS BEEN PRESENT, BUT NEVER VERIFIED. DOOR SEALS FALLING OFF. STEERING WHEEL TRIM WON'T STAY ON. I HAVE NOW PURSUED LITIGATION AGAINST MAZDA, NORTH AMERICA. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
20071230STRUCTURE
THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DELIVERY DATE. I HAD TO WAIT WHILE THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS ONLY A SIGNAL OF THINGS TO COME. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER A TSB AT LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. ALL FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED, TWICE, DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING AND MIL COMING ON. FAN CONTROL LIGHT WENT OUT AND REAR HATCH LEAKING. HAD TO ORDER PARTS. CAME BACK FOR SERVICE, WRONG PARTS ORDERED. LIGHT FIXED, HATCH CONTINUED TO LEAK AND STAINED REAR SEAT. BOLSTERS FELL OFF OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. HAD TO ORDER FROM MAZDA- ON BACK ORDER. HATCH FINALLY FIXED ON THIRD VISIT. TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED IRREGULAR SHIFTING PATTERNS, WHICH WERE NEVER VERIFIED BY DEALER. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. TRANSMISSION ISSUES RETURNED. VALVE BODY REPLACED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE RAPPING HAS BEEN PRESENT, BUT NEVER VERIFIED. DOOR SEALS FALLING OFF. STEERING WHEEL TRIM WON'T STAY ON. I HAVE NOW PURSUED LITIGATION AGAINST MAZDA, NORTH AMERICA. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
20071230SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DELIVERY DATE. I HAD TO WAIT WHILE THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS ONLY A SIGNAL OF THINGS TO COME. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER A TSB AT LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. ALL FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED, TWICE, DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING AND MIL COMING ON. FAN CONTROL LIGHT WENT OUT AND REAR HATCH LEAKING. HAD TO ORDER PARTS. CAME BACK FOR SERVICE, WRONG PARTS ORDERED. LIGHT FIXED, HATCH CONTINUED TO LEAK AND STAINED REAR SEAT. BOLSTERS FELL OFF OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. HAD TO ORDER FROM MAZDA- ON BACK ORDER. HATCH FINALLY FIXED ON THIRD VISIT. TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED IRREGULAR SHIFTING PATTERNS, WHICH WERE NEVER VERIFIED BY DEALER. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. TRANSMISSION ISSUES RETURNED. VALVE BODY REPLACED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE RAPPING HAS BEEN PRESENT, BUT NEVER VERIFIED. DOOR SEALS FALLING OFF. STEERING WHEEL TRIM WON'T STAY ON. I HAVE NOW PURSUED LITIGATION AGAINST MAZDA, NORTH AMERICA. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
20071230ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DELIVERY DATE. I HAD TO WAIT WHILE THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS ONLY A SIGNAL OF THINGS TO COME. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER A TSB AT LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. ALL FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED, TWICE, DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING AND MIL COMING ON. FAN CONTROL LIGHT WENT OUT AND REAR HATCH LEAKING. HAD TO ORDER PARTS. CAME BACK FOR SERVICE, WRONG PARTS ORDERED. LIGHT FIXED, HATCH CONTINUED TO LEAK AND STAINED REAR SEAT. BOLSTERS FELL OFF OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. HAD TO ORDER FROM MAZDA- ON BACK ORDER. HATCH FINALLY FIXED ON THIRD VISIT. TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED IRREGULAR SHIFTING PATTERNS, WHICH WERE NEVER VERIFIED BY DEALER. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. TRANSMISSION ISSUES RETURNED. VALVE BODY REPLACED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE RAPPING HAS BEEN PRESENT, BUT NEVER VERIFIED. DOOR SEALS FALLING OFF. STEERING WHEEL TRIM WON'T STAY ON. I HAVE NOW PURSUED LITIGATION AGAINST MAZDA, NORTH AMERICA. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
Compare 2005MAZDAATENZA to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 1 Open
RQ26002Recall QueryOpen
Momentary increase in steering effort after recall remedy
PE19006Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Inadvertent Curtain Air Bag Deployment
PE18006Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Front Subframe Corrosion
PE15022Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Lower ball joint separation
PE14005Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Brake Booster Failure
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2005 MAZDA ATENZA have?▼
The 2005 MAZDA ATENZA has 5 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2005 MAZDA ATENZA?▼
The most-complained component for the 2005 MAZDA ATENZA is EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION and STRUCTURE.
Is the 2005 MAZDA ATENZA safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.