1992 Mazda MX-3: raw data

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vehicle1992 / mazda / mx-3
known issues4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints50 on file (1995-01-18 → 2022-07-07)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Automatic seat belt retractor and track failureSEAT BELTS17 complaints1995-04 → 2004-05mx-3-1992-seat-belt-retractor-track
  • 812289 GOT INTO VEHICLE; DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE. CABLE CAME OUT OF TRACK AREA & WILL NOT RETRACT BACK IN PLACE
  • 963199 DRIVER/PASSENGER FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS STICKS MIDWAY IN TRACK, DEALER HAS CORRECTED PROBLEM BY REPLACING MOTOR
  • 10074396 THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND IS UNABLE TO RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE
Seat belt recall 97V211000 repair outcomesSEAT BELTS13 complaints1998-09 → 2022-07mx-3-1992-seat-belt-recall-97v211
  • 888238 CONSUMER HAD RECALL WORK PERFORMED FOR NHTSA RECALL 97V211000 CONCERNING RESTRAINT BELTS. REMEDY PERFORMED DID NOT CORRECT DEFECT BECAUSE CONSUMER'S PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT MOVE IN TRACK/RAIL
  • 10021184 SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 97V211000 IS RECURRING WITH SAME SYMPTOMS OF SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING WHEN DOOR IS OPENED TO EXIT VEHICLE
  • 11472751 Vehicle was taken in for an open recall but no work was performed due to lack of parts
Front coil spring and suspension component failureSUSPENSION6 complaints1997-01 → 2011-07mx-3-1992-front-suspension-springs
  • 10227855 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE MOVED UNCONTROLLABLY. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT COILS SPRINGS FAILED
  • 847135 THIS VEHICLE HAD THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD PLACED ON TO PROTECT THE TIRES IF THE SPRINGS BROKE, THE SPRINGS BROKE, AND THE TIRES WERE STILL DAMAGED
  • 10071473 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE
Engine stalling while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1995-01 → 2003-09mx-3-1992-engine-stall
  • 819120 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE COMPONENTS
  • 10041896 WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING
  • 847800 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
501995-01-182022-07-0710SEAT BELTS:32; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:6; SUSPENSION:6; FUEL SYSTEM:2; GASOLINE:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1992 Mazda MX-3 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/mazda/mx-3
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_mazda_mx_3_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Mazda MX-3},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/mazda/mx-3}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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