Mazda MAZDASPEED6Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 29 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Mazda MAZDASPEED6.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mazda MAZDASPEED6 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the MAZDASPEED6 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'06'07
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Mazda MAZDASPEED6 problems

All model years combined: 29 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train130
Engine and engine cooling50
Air bags41
Engine40
Suspension20
Exterior lighting10
Structure10
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the MAZDASPEED6

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2006–2007 · still open
    Open
  2. Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · 2006–2007 · still open
    Led to recall 14V-668
  3. Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · 2006–2007 · closed Mar 2, 2015
    Led to recall 13V-172