2006 Mazda MAZDA5 Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 78 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seat belts of the 2006 Mazda MAZDA5, 4% of the 78 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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.
“I was driving the vehicle, made a u turn and suddenly all lights on the dashboard went off and the vehicle started to turn on and off with no key in the ignition and caught fire. I had parked the vehicle on the side road on a city street.”
NHTSA complaint #11098387, filed 2018-05, 10 miles“Seatbelt in my 2006 Mazda 5 literally fell apart as we were buckling it. We had this vehicle in to Mazda to repair similar problem exactly a year ago. Mazda is aware of this problem because we discussed it at length.”
NHTSA complaint #10266591, filed 2009-04, 60,184 miles“The contact owns a 2006 Mazda 5. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, a deer ran in front of the vehicle. The contact applied the brakes to avoid crashing into the deer. The back passenger fell out of the booster seat when this occurred and hit his head on the back head rest of the driver's seat. There were no injuries . The contact then noticed that the seat belt had failed to grip onto the seat and it was broken. The dealer was informed about the failure and they repaired the seat belt. The failure mileage was 50000 and the current mileage was 110000.”
NHTSA complaint #10356996, filed 2010-09, 50,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10024080Jan 4, 2008Seat belt retainer breaks.
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Mazda MAZDA5
20 complaintsTires
18 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
5 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Mazda MAZDA5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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