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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1YVHP80C785••••••2008 Mazda MAZDA6
That is about average for the 2008 Mazda MAZDA6 — 4 complaints per build across 27 builds.
5on this build
104on the model
27builds in total
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 2Air Bags 2Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsMar 2016
Takata recall: I am making a complaint that putnam mazada in burlingame ca will not repair my airbag until april 12 at the earliest. This unacceptable. They state that mazda does not make the parts available to keep on sight and they must special order them. This potentially…
Engine And Engine CoolingFeb 2013
The exhaust gaskets in this model fail leading to very loud noises from the engine which then leads to terrible emissions and failure of exhaust system. I looked the issue up online (and on this site) and found a TSB (01-024/07) that covered what I thought was the issue. This…
VisibilityMar 2009
The contact owns a 2008 mazda 6. While driving approximately 68 mph in rainy weather conditions, the windshield wipers failed to activate. The failure caused poor visibilty and occurred without warning. The authorized dealer was notified of the malfunction. Due to massive rain…
Air BagsJun 2014
The contact owns a 2008 mazda 6. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V345000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…
Engine And Engine CoolingOct 2007
Vehicle has excessive vibrations causing a detectable noise at the exhaust flange seal
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1YVHP80C785M36991 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.