2010 Mazda RX-8
This year drew 5 complaints, which is too few to read anything into. A share of a small number moves too much: one owner writing about the same fault twice would swing it further than a real pattern does. So nothing is claimed about this year either way. The 4 recalls below are on file regardless, and are not affected by how many people filed complaints.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 5 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 38 |
| Recalls | 4 |
| EPA combined | 18.5 mpg |
Recalls for this year
- 21V744000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 18V402000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 18V403000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 19V488000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Mazda RX-8 was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
Own a 2010 Mazda RX-8? What happened to yours?
Loading comments…