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Mazda Mazda6 years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2014. Best years: 2021.
The 2014 Mazda Mazda6 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 110, or 8 for each year on the road, against a median of 6 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is stalling (28 reports).
- 110complaints
- 4recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Oct 4, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
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Owner complaints on file for each year.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
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At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Mazda Mazda6 year here: 110 of 110 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 28 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 20 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 56,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 8% of Mazda Mazda6 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report stalling has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2018 at 23 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 5. None has come in so far in 2026. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2015 (55), 2016 (77), 2017 (60), 2018 (58), 2021 (17).
Year by year
2014 Mazda Mazda6 avoid
110 owner complaints, 8 for each year on the road (1.4 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (28 reports, median 56,000 miles), dead battery (22 reports, median 71,491 miles) and brake wear (16 reports, median 56,000 miles). 9 reports involved a crash and 6 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 14V-173 on the electrical system and 14V-170 on the fuel system.
Questions
What Mazda Mazda6 years should you avoid?
The 2014 Mazda Mazda6 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 110, or 8 for each year on the road, against a median of 6 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is stalling (28 reports).
What are the best years for the Mazda Mazda6?
The 2021 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 17, or 3 for each year on the road. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Mazda Mazda6?
Stalling, with 28 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014.
How many recalls does the Mazda Mazda6 have?
4 recall campaigns cover the Mazda Mazda6 model years 2014 on this site.
How many Mazda Mazda6 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
8% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Mazda Mazda6?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.