1993 Mazda MX-3: raw data

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vehicle1993 / mazda / mx-3
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints66 on file (1995-01-19 → 2020-07-10)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Automatic seat belt jamming or failure to retractSEAT BELTS19 complaints1995-03 → 2019-05mx-3-1993-auto-belt-jam-no-retract
  • 10366606 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK IN THE BACK POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD
  • 830436 THE AUTOMATIC BELTS STOP IN THE MIDDLE AND DO NOT COME ALL THE WAY AROUND
  • 838051 THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY HAS JAMMED IN THE RAIL, CAUSING THE SHOULDER BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE
Seat belt problems after or during recall 97V211000 repairSEAT BELTS10 complaints1998-09 → 2019-02mx-3-1993-belt-recall-repair-issues
  • 835537 RECALL 97V211000, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RAIL. CONTACTED THE DEALER IN OCT. 23, 1998. AS OF NOW THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE
  • 829640 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL #97V211000. THE DEALER ONLY INSPECTED THE SHOULDER BELTS, THEY DIDN'T REPLACE ANYTHING
  • 540460 MALFUNCTION OF THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OCCURED IN AN ACCIDENT
Front coil spring failureSUSPENSION3 complaints1998-04 → 2020-07mx-3-1993-front-coil-spring-failure
  • 11338705 I BOUGHT A 1993 MAZDA MX3 BASE 4 CYLINDER AND IT WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL WHICH WAS FOUND OUT TO BE A BROKEN COIL SPRING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE, IT IS THE FACTORY STRUT AND SPRING ASSEMBLY
  • 780087 FRONT SPRING COIL FAILED, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE PRIOR TO RECALL
Automatic transmission failure and repeated replacementPOWER TRAIN7 complaints1995-02 → 2005-07mx-3-1993-transmission-failure
  • 722500 WE HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR AFTER PURCHASE
  • 526458 TRANSMISSION HOLD BUTTON LOCKS TRANSMISSION IN GEAR AND REQUIRES UP-SHIFTING FROM GEAR AT WHICH HOLD IS ENGAGED
  • 10129853 WE HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM THE START
Engine stalling and distributor replacementELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints1995-11 → 2004-10mx-3-1993-engine-stalling-distributor
  • 825925 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL
  • 707461 WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON, IN ORDER TO RESTART YOU NEED TO PUT IN PARK TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON
  • 743561 CAR IS WANTING TO STALL EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOOP
Air bag non-deployment in collisionAIR BAGS3 complaints1995-08 → 1999-06mx-3-1993-air-bag-non-deployment
  • 985503 DRIVER INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
  • 971008 DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION
  • 546528 NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT CAUSED INJURY TO PASSENGERS

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
661995-01-192020-07-1021SEAT BELTS:32; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; POWER TRAIN:8; VISIBILITY:4; AIR BAGS:4

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). 1993 Mazda MX-3 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/mazda/mx-3
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_mazda_mx_3_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Mazda MX-3},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/mazda/mx-3}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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