2015 Mazda Mazda6 problems: recalls, complaints and whether this is a year to avoid

Is 2015 a good year for the Mazda Mazda6?

The spread across this nameplate is wide: the 2010 draws 112 times the complaints of the 2020. On a run like that the model year you buy matters more than the badge, and 2015 sits in the middle of it.

Older years have been on the road longer and collect more complaints for that reason alone, and a year that sold in higher volume collects more while being no worse.

This retrieval holds 6 of the nameplate’s model years. 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019 are absent, which means no records came back for them — not that they were clean. The ranking above is among the years shown.

The 2015 accounts for 12% of every complaint filed against the Mazda Mazda6 in this retrieval, which works out to 5.5 complaints per year on the road across the 11 years since it was sold new — the figure to compare against other years, because it removes the advantage a newer car gets simply from having had less time to accumulate reports.

Complaints fell against the preceding year: the 2015 carries 44% of the 2014’s reports. Some of that is age, but a drop this large between consecutive years often marks a fix.

Which recalls cover the 2015?

NHTSA records 3 recall entries against the 2015 Mazda Mazda6. The campaign text for this year was not part of the stored sample — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, which is the only way to know whether a specific car’s campaigns were carried out.

What do owners report on the Mazda Mazda6?

Across every Mazda Mazda6 year, not the 2015 alone — NHTSA does not split component totals by model year.

• Electrical System — 79 reports
• Air Bags — 66 reports
• Structure — 50 reports
• Unknown or Other — 46 reports

If your 2015 is doing something now, these are the guides for that system — each opens with whether it is safe to keep driving:

• Won't start — clicking
• Won't start — silence
• Battery light on

Which other Mazda Mazda6 years should you compare?

← 2014 Mazda Mazda6 · 2017 Mazda Mazda6 → · All Mazda Mazda6 years

If you are deciding between years, the table above is the short answer and the Mazda Mazda6 page carries the full run with the component breakdown. Before money changes hands, run the VIN for open recalls and read the inspection checklist — ten minutes in the seller’s driveway finds most of what matters.