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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.
JM1BL1SG1A1••••••2010 Mazda MAZDA3
That is about average for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3 — 7 complaints per build across 83 builds.
6on this build
581on the model
83builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedSeats 2Steering 1Engine 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashNov 2016
The contact owns a 2010 mazda 3. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle collided into a street sign and fractured the passenger side mirror. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it…
TiresMar 2026
My girlfriend had bought a car from a dealership in Pennsylvania and the car is registered in Pennsylvania at a dealer called premier world wide auto sales. When she had bought the car all four of the tires i believe should have failed pa safety inspection and the owner of this…
Fuel/propulsion SystemAug 2021
According to other people on forums, the issue is inside the fuel tank. A piece of metal in the fuel tank has broken off and it scrapping inside the tank itself. I have no taken my car to a mechanic, yet. But, based on the multiple forums, this is an ongoing issue with Mazdas.…
Unknown Or OtherSep 2017
On two separate occasion that were several months apart from one another, my vehicle has shut off while I have been driving. On both occasions I did not touch the key in the ignition in any way. There were no bumps or drastic changes in the driving conditions. The steering on…
SeatsNov 2014
Driver seat broke while driving, very loose after. Upon inspection found that a metal bracket on left rail broke (split in half)
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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 JM1BL1SG1A1141137 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.