AutoUtility currently tracks 21 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2017 Mazda CX-3. Fuel & Propulsion System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 10 complaints (47.6% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 21 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Fuel & Propulsion System (10 reports • 47.6% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (3), Visibility, Wipers & Glass (2)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
21
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
2
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
0
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2017 Mazda CX-3

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 47.6% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

10 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#2 Problem Area 14.3% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report
#3 Problem Area 9.5% of complaints

Visibility, Wipers & Glass

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#4 Problem Area 9.5% of complaints

Electrical System

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 4.8% of complaints

Steering System

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Mazda CX-3

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 14.3% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

3 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2017 Mazda CX-3

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Visibility, Wipers & Glass NHTSA ODI ID: #11649311
Filed: 03/19/2025

"Windshield wiper fluid tank leaks when you pour fluid in empty within about an hour"

Incident Date: 03/15/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11604636
Filed: 07/26/2024

"LED speedometer in dash showing incorrect speed or unreadable. Advised of chip malfunction."

Incident Date: 06/01/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Steering System NHTSA ODI ID: #11593642
Filed: 06/11/2024

"Steering system seems to become unhinged. Something in the steering system is not working properly."

Incident Date: 05/07/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: STEERING
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech NHTSA ODI ID: #11582377
Filed: 04/11/2024

"The contact owns a 2017 Mazda CX-3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V487000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact..."

Incident Date: 04/11/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11560157
Filed: 12/14/2023

"When starting the car in cold weather, the driver assistance system, to include rear camera display, navigation, hands-free voice commands and calling, continuously restarts for close to 15 minutes rendering safe navigation unavailable. Without a backup navigation system, drivers cannot get turn..."

Incident Date: 12/14/2023 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Mazda CX-3

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2016–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2016 Mazda CX-3 48 4 3 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Mazda CX-3 Current Page 21 2 1 Current
2018 Mazda CX-3 10 1 1 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Mazda CX-3 27 1 2 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Mazda CX-3 1 1 1 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Mazda CX-3 4 0 1 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Mazda CX-3 0 0 0 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Mazda CX-3 0 0 0 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Mazda CX-3 0 0 0 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Mazda CX-3 0 0 0 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Mazda CX-3 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2017 Mazda CX-3

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 14 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 1 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 1 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (21). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Related Official Reports for 2017 Mazda CX-3

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.