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2016 Mazda Mazda6 repairs by problem area
Engine (23%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)
Brakes and Traction Control (11%)
Suspension and Steering (7%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (27%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (16%)
Other (9%)
Chart based on 56 repairs.
2016 Mazda Mazda6 repair cost distribution
$2500+ (2%)
$1000 - $2499 (9%)
$500 - $999 (11%)
$100 - $499 (23%)
< $100 (55%)
Chart based on 44 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2016 Mazda Mazda6 4dr Wagon
189-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Mazda Mazda6 in Victoria, Australia May 2016 - Jan 2017 | |||
| Jan 20172480 mi | regularly malfunctioning MZD infotainment system, takes far too long to load, restarts, and vice activation is very inconsistent Was told after 5 days that system does not work with >32gb of music. This was not disclosed before purchase. | ||
2016 Mazda Mazda6 4dr Sedan
184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Mazda Mazda6 in Indiana, United States Aug 2016 - Nov 2021 | |||
| Jul 201829000 mi | Noticed a flat tone when driving with windows down above 25 mph. Dealer diagnosed a bad left front wheel bearing. Replaced under warranty. Noise gone. | ||
| Aug 202155000 miUS $150 | Transmission would violently downshift when passing on the highway. Dealer reflashed the pcm which resolved the issue. Drives great! | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in California, United States Sep 2016 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jun 201821000 mi | Clear coat peeling from wheels; all 4 wheels replaced. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Alabama, United States Jun 2016 - Jul 2018 | |||
| May 201821000 miUS $60 | Oil change. No problem while motor was hot but when parked leaked. Took to another dealer and they said oil drain plug loose. It was tightened but leak continued. Contacted Mazda NA Service Rep because dealer said they'd have to charge to replace oil (car is still 1 year and 12K in warranty). The Mazda Rep contacted dealer and basically told them to fix the problem under warranty. Super nice and customer oriented at the National Level. Problem turned out to be a crimped oil drain washer (it has a lip on the inner ring which was crushed on one side). This allowed the oil to leak when engine was cold but as the motor heated up it expanded the crimp on the metal washer so it did not leak when hot. Very displeased with the 2 dealers on their response to me about the issue. One dealer in Alabama and one in Texas. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Texas, United States Feb 2015 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jul 20152300 mi | Clock will not keep time. Random time when car started, then often won't advance. Dealer initially thought I set it wrong. Reflash failed to fix. Offering to replace audio system, but decided not to for now. Hope future software update will fix. | ||
| Sep 201610000 mi | Trip was to finally have the clock on the center navigation/comm/entertainment display repaired. Had gone through 2 previous service reps trying to get this problem, which was reported in April 2015 addressed. Clock would not advance. | ||
| Oct 201713000 miUS $281 | Rear passenger window glass spontaneosly shattered due to no apparent cause. Had to have the window glass replaced. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Washington, United States Jul 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Apr 201828400 mi | The clearcoat/paint on all 4 wheels was starting to flake off. This apparently is a common problem with the Grand Touring model with wheels sourced from one of Mazda's suppliers. The dealer replaced all 4 wheels free of charge with no hassle. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Maryland, United States Aug 2015 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 201945000 miUS $45 | Pads for front and rear were replaced. Rotors were OK and will be changed on next brake job. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Manitoba, Canada Oct 2020 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jan 202255800 mi | Heater & Signals stopped working. Disconnected battery & reconnected after 15 minutes. Everything went back to normal. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Texas, United States Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Feb 202048000 mi | TRANSMISSION FAILED IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Ontario, Canada Jan 2021 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 202162620 miC $1000 | Front struts and rear shocks replaced | ||
| Apr 202263674 miC $200 | Excessive noise and hydraulic fluid leaking from serpentine belt automatic tensioner. R & R serpentine belt; belt tensioner, and water pump belt. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Florida, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2021 | |||
| Jun 2021108893 miUS $3500 | Number 2 Piston Rod bearing spun and disintegrated. Catastrophic failure. Repair attempted. Traded in January 2022. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in New York, United States May 2015 - Jun 2022 | |||
| May 202168000 miUS $900 | leak in timing chain housing | ||
| Jul 202170000 miUS $850 | oil pan seal replaced due to oil leak | ||
| Oct 202172000 miUS $750 | dealer replaced infotainment system computer | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Nova Scotia, Canada Sep 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jan 202242197 miC $2265 | Broken drive belt replaced Replace front and rear brake pads and rotors. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Virginia, United States May 2017 - Feb 2022 | |||
| Oct 201718000 miUS $660 | Rotor needed to be replaced. | ||
| Dec 202149000 miUS $2100 | Oil pan gasket leak | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in California, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 20176500 miUS $20 | Seat belt Harness was inspected and repaired | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in New York, United States Nov 2015 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 201611000 mi | GPS lost signal. Software update corrected it. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Florida, United States Oct 2015 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Jan 2017 | The clock (part of the "infotainment system)stopped working...It resets to aroun 6:20 AM every time I start the car regardless of how long I drive. The dealer tried updating software but determined a controller is bad for infotainment systm | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in New York, United States Mar 2016 - Feb 2019 | |||
| Jul 20167000 mi | Drivers seat (manual) height adjustment compromised from date of delivery. Would not adjust up with weight on seat... dealer, warranty replaced broken part(s). Successful repair, zero cost, two days downtime, loaner provided. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in California, United States Jun 2015 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Jul 201613000 mi | GPS Antenna not sending signal to Nav | ||
| Jun 201724000 mi | A/C Compressor replaced due to failure. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Massachusetts, United States May 2015 - Mar 2023 | |||
| Oct 20159000 mi | Dome light bulb in passenger compartment failed. Dealer replaced free of charge, said it was unusual to have a failure this early. Also, tire rotation, oil and filter change. | ||
| Jul 2021142000 miUS $700 | Replace front rotors due to warping and wear. | ||
| Dec 2021156000 miUS $440 | Check engine light was thrown. When inspected coolant was very low and car was not producing heat in the Passenger compartment. Mechanic noted that it might be due to TSB 07-007/17. Restored coolant and ran for while, but noted that coolant was going into the heater unit hot and coming back at a much lower temp. Said they're usually a similar temp. He recommended doing a total coolant flush and to monitor the cabin heat in the meantime. Replaced Drive belt and water pump belts. Mechanic noted wear during work on cooling system. Replaced sparkplugs. | ||
| May 2022165000 miUS $225 | Rear passenger seatbelt was not working. Dealer found something "sticky and hard" wedged in, likely some kind of candy. Removed and cleaned out, functional again. No charge. | ||
| Dec 2022177000 miUS $1200 | Gasket head cover replaced. Right lower control arm replaced. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in North Carolina, United States Apr 2015 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Jan 20167200 mi | On GT models with the dark gray wheels, the coating on the wheels is peeling. Dealer inspected for damaged and determined it was a defect. Dealer sent wheel serial IDs to Mazda. Waiting on approval for new wheels. | ||
| Jul 201610000 mi | Clearcoat finish on all four wheels was peeling | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Virginia, United States May 2015 - Aug 2016 | |||
| Mar 20167000 mi | clear coat failing on all four wheels | ||
| Jun 201612000 mi | clear coat on wheels failing, Mazda discontinued wheels, dealer had wheels prof. refinished. Mazda tried to get us to take silver wheels, ours from factory were black. | ||
| Jul 201612000 mi | Mazda discontinued the real dark wheels that came on the early 2016 6s. So the dealer had a silver set painted black for us. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Ohio, United States Mar 2015 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Jul 201747000 miUS $150 | Replaced rear shock | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Texas, United States Apr 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Nov 201610600 mi | Passenger door lock squeaked Rattle present in both front doors that was heard when driving 65+ mph. | ||
| Dec 201729000 mi | Oil filter panel became loose and fell off | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Massachusetts, United States Apr 2017 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Feb 201720000 mi | A noise coming from the AC ventilator. It was not there before, just popped up. Since it is not so much disturbing, I decided to stay with it. | ||
2016 Mazda Mazda6 4dr Sedan
184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| Mazda Mazda6 in Arizona, United States Jul 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| May 201719000 miUS $125 | Battery completely dead (0.75VDC) with less than 10 days of being parked/no running. | ||
| Aug 201733000 miUS $200 | All 4 rotors warped. Cannot wait to get rid of this POS. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in California, United States Jan 2017 - Feb 2019 | |||
| Jan 201812000 mi | Both rear door locks failed | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in New Jersey, United States Oct 2016 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Dec 202154000 miUS $120 | the belt tensioner started leaking. There is a redesigned OEM replacement part that is supposed to fix this premature failure issue which I purchased (there is a TSB for this problem up to MY 2016 I believe). I replaced the accessory serpentine and "stretchy" water pump belts as well for maintenance. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Iowa, United States Dec 2015 - Mar 2020 | |||
| Apr 201835500 mi | radio kept freezing up. Took in for the radio to be reflashed. Installed latest version of MazdaConnect. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Wisconsin, United States Apr 2016 - Nov 2018 | |||
| Aug 201837000 miUS $98 | Brake pedal pulsation due to front rotor thickness variation. Replaced front rotors and pads. | ||
| Mazda Mazda6 in Georgia, United States Sep 2016 - Oct 2019 | |||
| Jan 20177500 mi | Transmission loose/floppy when shifting into fourth gear sometimes. Also occasionally (lightly) grinds into that gear. Dealer reproduced first issue, but not second. Claimed (incorrectly) it was not an issue. No work was done. | ||
| Feb 20178000 mi | Accelerator was slightly loose and shifting from side to side when depressed. Dealer replaced under warranty. | ||
| Nov 201714450 mi | Excessive vibration in steering wheel and cabin at highway speeds due to road force imbalance in tires. Dealer performed road force balance, issue largely resolved. Stated issue was due to tire construction and will only be fully resolved when tires are replaced. | ||
2016 Mazda Mazda6 4dr Sedan
143-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Mazda Mazda6 in Great Britain Feb 2016 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Feb 201817000 mi | One of the rear seats has failed to latch back in the upright position since new and is still not doing this 100 percent of the time despite 3 trips to the dealer and replacement parts | ||
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