2007 Mazda RX-8
No clear pattern 0% of complaints about the 2007 Mazda RX-8 arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2007 vehicle, but with only 51 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is air bags (16 complaints), typically at 7.8 yr or about 72,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 51
- Median age at failure
- 6.9 yr
- Median mileage
- 78,000 n=37
- Crash / fire / tow
- 11.8% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 5 3 do not drive
18V404000 2018-06-15 Do not drive
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Mazda MPV vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2005-2009 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 17V-011 but have not yet been repaired.
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of
An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
18V402000 2018-06-15 Do not drive
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
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
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
17V474000 2017-07-26 Do not drive
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2008 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
17V354000 2017-06-01
Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RX-8 vehicles. Heat from the engine and the exhaust may cause the main fuel pump pipe to crack.
If the fuel pump pipe cracks, fuel may leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
16V793000 2016-10-31
Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RX-8 vehicles manufactured April 10, 2003, to February 18, 2008. The affected vehicles have fuel pump sealing rings that may deteriorate due to exposure to heat from the engine or exhaust pipe.
The deteriorated seals may leak fuel, which, in the presence of an ignition source, can increase the risk of a fire.