2005 Mazda MAZDA6 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2005 Mazda6 receives mixed safety ratings based on the available data. While it scored a 5 out of 5 for both the front crash driver and passenger side ratings, the side crash ratings were lower at 3 for the driver's side and 4 for the passenger side. The car does not have stability control, collision warning, or lane departure warning systems. In terms of recalls and complaints, the vehicle has 6 recalls and 153 complaints reported. Overall, potential buyers should consider the somewhat lower side crash ratings and the absence of advanced safety features when evaluating the safety of the 2005 Mazda6.

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Complaint Count

153

Recall Count

6

Investigation Count

3

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2005 Mazda6 4-DR. Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2005 Mazda6 4-DR.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

No
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2005 Mazda6 4-DR. Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2005 Mazda6 4-DR. Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2021 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2021 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 3 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2021 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2005 Mazda MAZDA6

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda mazda6. the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed and attempted to make a turn, the driver's side curtain air bag deployed without warning or impact. the contact sustained cuts, burns and bruises on the left arm. the contact drove himself to an urgent care medical facility. the contact called the sesi motors dealer: (734-668-6100, located at 3990 jackson rd, ann arbor, mi 48103) and was told to bring the vehicle in. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 133,000."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2019-05-08
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 mazda 6. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 18v402000 (air bags) was received in june of 2016. the dealer (blaise alexander hyundai mazda, 1703 w. college ave, state college, pa) was contacted and stated that the parts needed for the repair were not available. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. *tt contact states dealer replaced air bags on 8/10/2018 and no further actions is required. *tt"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-01-06
Complaint:
"2006 mazda 6. consumer writes in regards to vehicle accident - damages to driver side door, no airbags deployed. vehicle totaled. *smd the consumer suffered a swollen and bruised right knee, and lump on the head and concussion from impacting the door frame. due to the concussion the driver experienced violent vomiting and dizziness. the consumer was included in airbag recall (8215 f), which was completed prior to the accident. updated 08/23/2017*js"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2017-01-06
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owned a 2005 mazda 6. while driving 45 mph, the contact struck a deer on the front driver side of the vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. there were no injuries. the vehicle was towed to a collision center and deemed destroyed. the failure mileage was unknown."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2019-02-03
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 mazda 6. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v382000 (air bags) and 16v354000 (air bags). the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-05-06
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 mazda 6. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags) and 16v354000 (air bags). the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available because the manufacturer had not supplied the parts. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-05-06
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda 6. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v345000 (air bags). the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was invalid. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-01-07
Complaint:
"takata..... this recall has been on going sine june 2014. there has been no results to date. only new reissue recall numbers to follow-up on. repairs have yet to be made on an issue that could result in fatality."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2018-04-07
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 mazda 6. the contact had not experienced a failure prior to the vehicle being repaired per nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v345000 (air bags) and 15v869000 (air bags). the dealer scheduled the recall repairs and, within less than a week, both the front driver and passenger side air bag warning indicators illuminated. the contact was unable to determine if the dealer had completed the recall repairs. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who indicated that further testing was required. the failure mileage was unknown. parts distribution disconnect. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 12/01/16*lj"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2017-12-08
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 mazda 6. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v345000 (air bags), 15v382000 (air bags), 15v869000 (air bags), and 16v354000 (air bags). the part to do the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2015-07-06

Recalls for the 2005 Mazda MAZDA6

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"mazda north america operations (mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 mazda6, 2006-2007 mazdaspeed6 and 2004 mpv vehicles nationwide. mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 mpv vehicles in alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, delaware, the district of columbia, florida, georgia, hawaii, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, mississippi, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south carolina, tennessee, texas, virginia, west virginia, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. virgin islands. on july 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2004-2011 rx-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 16v-354 but have not yet been repaired. these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflators..."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 16V354.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2018-06-15
Recall:
"mazda north american operations (mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 mazda6, 2004-2005 mpv, 2004 rx-8, and 2006-2007 mazdaspeed6 vehicles. these vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. the inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V130, 14V362, 14V773 and 15V869.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2019-10-31

MAZDA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

MAZDA ranks 16 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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