2007 Mazda MAZDA6 problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
156 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
77,750 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: . 70 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 93 of 156 complaints (59.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 14 | 9.0% |
| Steering behavior | 8 | 5.1% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 7 | 4.5% |
| Braking behavior | 6 | 3.8% |
| Engine operation | 4 | 2.6% |
| Fuel system concerns | 3 | 1.9% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 93 |
| Electrical System | 10 |
| Power Train | 10 |
| Engine | 9 |
| Steering | 7 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 5 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 5 |
Air Bags: 93; Electrical System: 10; Power Train: 10; Engine: 9; Steering: 7; Engine And Engine Cooling: 5; Exterior Lighting: 5; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 5
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 10 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 9 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 15 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 12 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 20 |
| 150,000 and above | 4 |
Under 25,000: 10; 25,000 to 49,999: 9; 50,000 to 74,999: 15; 75,000 to 99,999: 12; 100,000 to 149,999: 20; 150,000 and above: 4
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (20). 86 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2016 | 38 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
2006: 1; 2007: 5; 2008: 3; 2009: 7; 2010: 12; 2011: 6; 2012: 1; 2013: 5; 2014: 10; 2015: 38; 2016: 38; 2017: 19; 2018: 2; 2019: 3; 2020: 2; 2021: 1; 2023: 2; 2026: 1
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 14 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 8 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 7 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10185339 · 2007-03-16 (March 16, 2007)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA6. THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL ROADWAYS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 4,000.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10185339 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10195539 · 2007-07-07 (July 7, 2007)
PURCHASED BRAND NEW 07 MAZDA 6WITH 41 MILES ON IT ON JUNE 30, 2007. AS OF JULY 2, 2007 WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WITH ONLY 150 MILES. HEARD A RATTLE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE CONVERTER, AND ALSO A HIGH PITCHED SPEALING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND ONLY IN REVERSE AND DRIVE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS HOT. SERVICE DEPT. REPAIRED SOME SPRINGS AND A DOUGHNUT SEAL IN EXAUST PIPE GOING TO THE MANIFOLD. PICKED CAR BACK UP ON JULY 5, 2007 WITH NOW 170 MILES ON IT, DROVE HOME ABOUT 7 TO 8 MILES AND …
Owner-reported narrative. 150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10195539 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10203312 · 2007-09-18 (September 18, 2007)
MY 2007 MAZDA 6 WAS BOUGHT BACK IN JANUARY 07. MY PROBLEM COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WAS MAKING A SMALL SOUND WHEN I PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY BUT NOW IT'S GETTING WORST I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF MY TIGHT SCHEDULE. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 3,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10203312 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10252048 · 2008-12-16 (December 16, 2008)
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA 6 FOR 2 YEARS. TWO DAYS AGO, IT GOT VERY COLD, AND WHEN I DROVE THE NEXT DAY, I HEARD THIS SQUEAKY NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND FROM THE SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING. NOT SURE WHAT PROBLEM IS, BUT IT SEEMED THAT ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARM THE SQUEAKING WAS GONE. I DID CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID, AND IT WAS LOW, SO POWER STEERING FLUID WAS ADDED. ALSO ADDED BRAKE FLUID DUE TO IT WAS ALSO LOW. I HEARD PROBLEM SLIGHTLY THE DAY AFTER A LITTLE. HOPEFULLY THE POWER STEERING FLUID WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF IT PERSISTS, I…
Owner-reported narrative. 50,425 miles reported. Look up ODI 10252048 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10273966 · 2009-06-16 (June 16, 2009)
I HAVE A 2007 MAZDA6. DRIVING THROUGH RAIN STORM ON I-4 DRIVING SLOWLY FOR ONLY FIVE MINUTES. NEXT DAY REMOTE, ELECTRIC DOORS, BLINKERS, INSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT WORK. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATES JUNCTION BOX GOT WATER IN IT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAUSE WATER TO GET IN JUNCTION BOX IF IT WAS PROTECTED BY MANUFACTURE. IT RAINS IN FLORIDA. HOW CAN YOU TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS NOT BE PROTECTED BY MANUFACTURE ON NEW CAR. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10273966 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10400812 · 2011-05-13 (May 13, 2011)
I HAVE AN 07 MAZDA6 THAT I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE 2 BATTERY CABLES GOING FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL TO THE ALTERNATOR AND THE FUSE BOX LOCATED NEXT TO THE BATTERY (IT'S ONE CABLE BUT IT SPLITS IN TWO IF YOU TRACE IT). SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE I REPLACED IT, I NOTICED QUITE A BIT OF CORROSION ON THE BATTERY TERMINAL. I WOULD CLEAN IT OFF W WATER & BAKING POWDER, BUT IT WOULD COME BACK. THEN MY CAR STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. I TOOK THE BATT OUT AND CLEANED THE TERMINAL, BUT WHEN I TOOK THE CABLE BRACKET OFF OF THE TERM IT DISINTEGRATED F…
Owner-reported narrative. 46,101 miles reported. Look up ODI 10400812 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10196613 · 2007-07-17 (July 17, 2007)
2007 MAZDA6 WAGON WITH 1900 MILES ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN GEAR AND UNDER LOAD AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 RPMS, ROUGHLY ONE MINUTE AFTER STARTUP. GAS TANK WAS 3/4 FULL, WEATHER WAS ABOUT 80F, 80% RH. WITH ENGINE STOPPED CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WITH BRAKES, TRANSMISSION PUT IN PARK, AND ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY BY SWITCHING IGNITION TO ENGAGE STARTER MOTOR.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 1,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10196613 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10510243 · 2013-05-01 (May 1, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA, MAZDA 6 SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A JUMP START WAS PERFORMED AND THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 29,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10510243 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10336519 · 2010-06-15 (June 15, 2010)
THERE WERE NO EVENTS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OTHER THAN REGULAR USE AND ON TIME MAINTENANCE. THE FAILURE HAPPENS WHEN EVER WE PUT GAS IN OUR GAS TANK. AFTER FILLING THE TANK (NO MATTER IF ITS FULL OR EMPTY) THE CAR WILL NOT START. WE HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHILE PRESSING HARD ON THE GAS, AND THEN TAKE OFF. THE CAR WILL SPUTTER FOR ABOUT A MILE AND THEN WILL RUN NORMALLY. THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT, IS WHEN WE PUT GAS IN IT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED OUT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM…
Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10336519 at NHTSA ↗