2014 MAZDA MAZDA6

196 complaints filed with NHTSA.

196
Complaints
23
Crashes
0
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

NHTSA Safety Rating

5/5
Overall
4/5
Front Crash
5/5
Side Crash
4/5
Rollover

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM45
SERVICE BRAKES17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER17
POWER TRAIN16
ENGINE15
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL9
STEERING9
WHEELS8
STRUCTURE:BODY7
VISIBILITY/WIPER6
SUSPENSION5
AIR BAGS4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
PARKING BRAKE3

Recalls (4)

14V67500027/10/2014

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured October 25, 2012, to October 10, 2014. If the pressures of four of the tires on an affected vehicle gradually drop at the same time, the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) may not warn

17V39300022/06/2017

PARKING BRAKE

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Mazda6 and 2014-2016 Mazda3 vehicles. Water could possibly enter the brake caliper causing the parking brake actuator shaft to corrode and possibly bind.

14V17300003/04/2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Mazda3 vehicles manufactured June 12, 2013, through December 18, 2013, and model year 2014-2015 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured May 20, 2013, through December 4, 2013, and both equipped with a 2.5L engine and a regenerative eng

14V17000003/04/2014

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured October 25, 2012, through May 9, 2013. In the affected vehicles, it is possible to fill the fuel tank beyond its rated capacity.

Recent Complaints

20250828CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

I pulled into my parking space in front of garage door, I came to a complete stop and positively without any doubt, put my foot on the brake. As I shifted to park, all of a sudden engine loudly revved up and car suddenly and quickly accelerated through garage door. I want to make it perfectly clear, I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ACCIDENTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. Mazda checked the car and said nothing was wrong with the car. This has happened to many other people with Maz

20241015CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

The car had a (SUA) Sudden Unintended Acceleration malfunction. No, the car was totaled and towed away. My safety was put at risk as I was slowly pulling into a parking spot, eased my foot onto the brake and this malfunction caused my car to involuntarily jolt into a rampant high speed. It jumped a curb and crashed into a tree. My brake was useless in stopping this runaway vehicle. The only thing that stopped it was that tree! The airbag deployed and I was badly bruised from the airbag. Fortuna

20200917CrashSERVICE BRAKES

BUENOS DIAS EN EL ANO 2017 MANEJABA EN LINEA RECTA APROXIMADAMENTE 40 M/H LOGRE VER UN VENADO Y APLIQUE LOS FRENOS PAUSADAMENTE EL CARRO SE DEZPLAZO HACIA LA IZQUIERDA SIN RAZON ALGUNA SALIENDO FUERA DE LA CARRETERA E IMPACTANDO CON EL ORILLO DE LA CARRETERA CAUSANDO DESPRENDIMIENTO DEL CAUCHO DERECHO Y MUCHO DANO EN LA SUSPENSION AHORA DESPUES DE 3 ANOS ME DOI CUENTA POR MEDIO DE LA MAZDA QUE ALGUNA PARTE DEL SISTEMA DE FRENOS EN ALGUNOS MODELOS A SIDO DEFECTUOSA ESTO A PODIDO OCASIONAR LA MUER

Mileage: 90,000

20200917CrashSUSPENSION

BUENOS DIAS EN EL ANO 2017 MANEJABA EN LINEA RECTA APROXIMADAMENTE 40 M/H LOGRE VER UN VENADO Y APLIQUE LOS FRENOS PAUSADAMENTE EL CARRO SE DEZPLAZO HACIA LA IZQUIERDA SIN RAZON ALGUNA SALIENDO FUERA DE LA CARRETERA E IMPACTANDO CON EL ORILLO DE LA CARRETERA CAUSANDO DESPRENDIMIENTO DEL CAUCHO DERECHO Y MUCHO DANO EN LA SUSPENSION AHORA DESPUES DE 3 ANOS ME DOI CUENTA POR MEDIO DE LA MAZDA QUE ALGUNA PARTE DEL SISTEMA DE FRENOS EN ALGUNOS MODELOS A SIDO DEFECTUOSA ESTO A PODIDO OCASIONAR LA MUER

Mileage: 90,000

20200917CrashWHEELS

BUENOS DIAS EN EL ANO 2017 MANEJABA EN LINEA RECTA APROXIMADAMENTE 40 M/H LOGRE VER UN VENADO Y APLIQUE LOS FRENOS PAUSADAMENTE EL CARRO SE DEZPLAZO HACIA LA IZQUIERDA SIN RAZON ALGUNA SALIENDO FUERA DE LA CARRETERA E IMPACTANDO CON EL ORILLO DE LA CARRETERA CAUSANDO DESPRENDIMIENTO DEL CAUCHO DERECHO Y MUCHO DANO EN LA SUSPENSION AHORA DESPUES DE 3 ANOS ME DOI CUENTA POR MEDIO DE LA MAZDA QUE ALGUNA PARTE DEL SISTEMA DE FRENOS EN ALGUNOS MODELOS A SIDO DEFECTUOSA ESTO A PODIDO OCASIONAR LA MUER

Mileage: 90,000

20200707CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWED A 2014 MAZDA M6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED HIM TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WAS SPRAINED, BOTH HANDS WERE SPRAINED, HIS LEFT LEG WAS SPRAINED AND HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAINS. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.

Mileage: 60,000

20170926CrashSERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN T

Mileage: 66,000

20170926CrashPARKING BRAKE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN T

Mileage: 66,000

20170622CrashPOWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 6. WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AS IF ATTEMPTING TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE UPPER BODY, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO

Mileage: 14,000

20170622CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 6. WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AS IF ATTEMPTING TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE UPPER BODY, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO

Mileage: 14,000

20170622CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA 6. WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AS IF ATTEMPTING TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE UPPER BODY, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO

Mileage: 14,000

20170109CrashAIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND VERY HARD AND THEN HIT FROM SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR AND KNOCKED OFF FREEWAY ON TO A FENCE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T INFLATE AND INSTEAD JUST SLAPPED MY BODY LEAVING RED MARKS ON MY ARM. I WAS THROWN INTO SIDE OF CAR & STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND UNABLE TO WORK FOR TWO MONTHS. SEVERE CONCUSSION WITH MEMORY LOSS. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON MOPAC EXPRESSWAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS AT 58MPH. THE PERSON WHO HIT ME SAID HE WAS CHANGING LANES & DID NOT SEE ME. CAR WAS TOTALED.

Mileage: 46,000

20170109CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND VERY HARD AND THEN HIT FROM SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR AND KNOCKED OFF FREEWAY ON TO A FENCE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T INFLATE AND INSTEAD JUST SLAPPED MY BODY LEAVING RED MARKS ON MY ARM. I WAS THROWN INTO SIDE OF CAR & STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND UNABLE TO WORK FOR TWO MONTHS. SEVERE CONCUSSION WITH MEMORY LOSS. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON MOPAC EXPRESSWAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS AT 58MPH. THE PERSON WHO HIT ME SAID HE WAS CHANGING LANES & DID NOT SEE ME. CAR WAS TOTALED.

Mileage: 46,000

20160112CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A POLE AS AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

20150116CrashSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA MAZDA6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB AND A LIGHT POST. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK, A BACK, AND A NERVE DAMAGE IN THE ELBOW THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILUR

Mileage: 25,000

20141208CrashEQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN TRAVELING AT VERY SLOW SPEED OR IDLING. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHILE YOU ARE IDLING AND OR HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE. I WAS DRIVER ON ONE OCCASION WHILE I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE IN IDLING IN GEAR AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED A LURCHED FORWARD. ON OTHER OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN IDLING WAITING TO TURN LEFT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS PARTICULAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10MPH AND THE CAR SUDD

Mileage: 8,000

20141208CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN TRAVELING AT VERY SLOW SPEED OR IDLING. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHILE YOU ARE IDLING AND OR HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE. I WAS DRIVER ON ONE OCCASION WHILE I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE IN IDLING IN GEAR AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED A LURCHED FORWARD. ON OTHER OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN IDLING WAITING TO TURN LEFT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS PARTICULAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10MPH AND THE CAR SUDD

Mileage: 8,000

20140911CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

DRIVING IN MIDDLE LANE ON ROUTE 110 IN NY AND WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAR WENT TO THE LEFT. BOUGHT CAR INTO DEALER BEFORE THIS FOR A PROBLEM FOR GRINDING NOISE ON THE SAME SIDE IN FEB. MAZDA HAS A RECALL AND I NEED INFO ON RECALL. *TR

20140911CrashWHEELS

DRIVING IN MIDDLE LANE ON ROUTE 110 IN NY AND WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAR WENT TO THE LEFT. BOUGHT CAR INTO DEALER BEFORE THIS FOR A PROBLEM FOR GRINDING NOISE ON THE SAME SIDE IN FEB. MAZDA HAS A RECALL AND I NEED INFO ON RECALL. *TR

20140820CrashSTEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK PAIN, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000