NHTSA — Exterior Lighting Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,800 miles

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2015 Mazda MAZDA3 lights problems

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2015 Mazda MAZDA3 Owner Comments

problem #4

Sep 092020

MAZDA3

  • 75,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have replaced at least 10 either headlights, fog lights or park lights on this car. Bought the car new and at least every month to two months I am replacing a bulb.

- Durham, NC, USA

problem #3

Jul 062016

MAZDA3

  • 9,000 miles
Headlights on low beam are aimed too low and thus have a very short range. Dealer said they were at factory spec so he would not adjust them.

- Chattanooga, TN, USA

problem #2

Jan 052016

MAZDA3

  • 3,000 miles
Turning to park her vehicle, in a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit two parked cars in front.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

problem #1

Apr 152015

MAZDA3

  • 200 miles
Headlights are aimed very low and provide zero light above a low vertical cut off point. Took the car to the dealer and they said they aimed the lights higher, but I do not notice a difference. Looked at changing the aim myself, but there is no obvious adjustment mechanism. This is a serious safety issue because it is frequently impossible to see *anything* more than 8, 20, or 70 feet ahead when the grade of the roadway changes in a positive direction, for instance at the bottom of a hill when the roadway begins to transition from level to a positive grade uphill, or as you are traveling downhill, reach the bottom of a hill and the car is pointed downhill but the road ahead is level. This is also a problem when you are on a hill and the grade of the hill changes. The low beam headlights are fine on perfectly level roads, but are a crash waiting to happen anywhere else.

- Sinking Spring, PA, USA

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