2007 Mazda MAZDA6 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2007 Mazda6, 4-door sedan with side airbags, has a solid safety rating overall, with high scores of 5 for both the driver and passenger side front crash ratings. The side crash ratings are also commendable, with a score of 4 on both driver and passenger sides. Unfortunately, specific ratings for rollover, dynamic tip result, and side pole crash are not available.

This Mazda6 model offers optional electronic stability control, which is a great feature for enhancing vehicle stability. However, it does not come with forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems, which are increasingly common safety features in modern cars.

In terms of complaints and recalls, the vehicle has had 164 complaints and 7 recalls reported. While the number of complaints is relatively high, the presence of recalls indicates that the manufacturer is actively addressing potential safety issues. It is essential for owners to stay up to date with any recall notices to ensure the vehicle's safety and performance are maintained at optimal levels.

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Complaint Count

164

Recall Count

7

Investigation Count

3

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2007 Mazda6 4-DR. w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2007 Mazda6 4-DR. w/SAB

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.

Optional
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

2007 Mazda6 4-DR. w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2007 Mazda6 4-DR. w/SAB 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 2007 Score 2021 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2005 Score 2007 Score 2021 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 3 4 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 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 2007 Score 2021 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2007 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:
"10/31/2023 my daughter was in a car accident driving this vehicle identified by the vin above. the car was totaled. airbags did not deploy."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2025-07-10
Complaint:
"takata recall. the contact's wife owns a 2007 mazda mazda6. the vehicle owner received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v474000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had 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. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2023-12-05
Complaint:
"takata recall. for the past year the airbag light has been coming on. it seems to occur at warmer temperatures and goes away and colder temperatures. the code that comes back is b2234 and this is associated with the driver's airbag. i believe this has occurred because of the replacement of the driver's side airbag replacement that was done on my vehicle due to the takata recall."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2018-04-04
Complaint:
"takata recall trying for 4 yrs now always told no part for it or call mazda"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2013-01-10
Complaint:
"takata recall, same as driver side. told they don't have the parts call mazda it's been years now. still driving/with kids!"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2014-01-10
Complaint:
"takata recall. took my mazda to a certified mazda dealership to replace the defected air bags but the airbag light still stays on making me concerned that the problem with my airbags has not been fixed. i have a 4 month old that rides in this vehicle and i am concerned for her safety."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2018-10-03
Complaint:
"air bag light won't go off stays on"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2018-02-10
Complaint:
"i have got a auto airbag settlement letter"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2018-01-01
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 mazda 6. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v382000 (air bags) and 16v354000 (air bags). the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer was contacted several times (cochran mazda of north hills, 10885 perry hwy, wexford, pa 15090 (724) 940-1000), but did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and 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: 2018-11-06
Complaint:
"takata recall, over a year ago i did have a airbag recall for my inflator , which was for my mazda 6 2007, i did have one of them replaced, not sure if it was the passenger side or the driver side now, but only one was replaced at the time because that was all that was recalled at that time, the dealer told me i would have to wait for the other side to be recall, so what if i had a accident in the meantime? the other airbag wouldn't work, because it hadn't been replaced? not very good! the dealer didn't seem to thrilled with the whole inflator recall thing and didn't have very good things to say about it, which made me worry about if the darn thing would work at all! well not too long after i got the second recall note for the other side inflator to be fixed i was in a car accident! great! well, i was hit from behind at 70mph, the car was hit on the right side and i was thrown into a spin, now, i was not hit in the front, nor did i actually hit dead on in the front of anything! but my windshield was cracked. my right side airbag did deploy and save me from a massive head injury! the car did as it was designed to do in a backend collision, it folded up, the back end took the blunt of the 70mph force, and saved me! i walked out of the car! but the car was totaled! my only question and it was a question of a few other people... was why did not the front end air bad deploy? was it not supposed to? because it had not been it hit hard enough? or because it needed to be replaced? not sure? all i can say is that thank goodness in a way i got hit from behind and not in the front, because i am not so sure if i could of depended on the front airbags working correctly! so my accident may have had a totally different outcome!"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2018-06-08

Recalls for the 2007 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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