Skip to content
SteeringPart report

2019 Mazda MAZDA3 Steering Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
4%of 74 total for the year
Median mileage
2,802miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 2019 Mazda MAZDA3, 4% of the 74 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 2,802 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My car suddenly made a big clunk noise and I was warned of a power steering malfunction. I have also been warned multiple times that due to a malfunction the 'safety systems have been disabled', another issue in having is a headlight malfunction. When the headlight malfunction occurs the digital speedometer gets very dark and I am unable to tell how fast I am going. There is no way to turn the brightness up to see the speedometer again until the error code goes away. …”

NHTSA complaint #11241916, filed 2019-08, 5,000 miles

“Jan. 23, 2020. 10:45 am. I was on my street, a narrow residential street, preparing to back in my garage. In order to do that on this narrow street, I touched the lip of the driveway across the street. Speed well under 3 MPH. When I did so, my car suddenly sharply accelerated and at the same time swerved to the right. The acceleration and swerve drove the car into the townhouses across the street from my house. The driveways are very short, barely a car's length. After crashing, I could feel the car still accelerating. …”

NHTSA complaint #11309582, filed 2020-02, 2,802 miles

“On june 6, 2019 at about 6:45pm while driving in stop and go traffic on the transition from the 241 fwy to the 91 fwy I received an error on my dash (attachment 1) three times within about 10 mins push button start malfunction the car did not stop, over heat or malfunction in such a way to prevent me from driving to my destination, which was 15 miles away on june 7, 2019 on my way to work traveling at about 65 miles an hour on the 5 fwy at about 10 am in the morning with there being no vehicles around the car the car did an emergency break I know this from the dash display which showed a…”

NHTSA complaint #11219653, filed 2019-06, 225 miles

Related service bulletins

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202318%
202112%
202039%
201934%
201822%
201722%
201633%
201532%
201432%
201398%
2012157%
20111310%
2010315%
20093530%
200811739%
20078940%
20062817%
20051515%
20041913%

Other parts of the 2019 Mazda MAZDA3

Brakes
15 complaints
Other or unknown
15 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Engine
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
11 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
9 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Seat belts
3 complaints
Electronic stability control
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Mazda MAZDA3

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology