Major Problems with Mazda Speed6 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Mazda Speed6 to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Mazda Speed6

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Mazda Speed6.

Model Year	Complaints
2007 Speed6	5
2006 Speed6	13

Worst 3 Mazda Speed6 complaints

2006 Mazda Speed6 FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 65000 miles

2007 Mazda Speed6 POWER TRAIN Mileage: 51721 miles

2006 Mazda Speed6 POWER TRAIN Mileage: 30000 miles

Browse Mazda Speed6 complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, ENGINE and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Mazda Speed6 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN the rear differential bolts have sheared off on the front rear differential mount and causes a loud thumping noise when	6 ~ 55656 miles
ENGINE driving the car on the turnpike and heard what sounded like a blowout. immediately pulled car to the side of...	3 ~ 85400 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2007 mazda speed 6. while driving at various speeds the vehicle shimmies and hesitates before...	3 ~ 34667 miles
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN there is a rear "clunk" noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. this is starting to show up quite...	2 ~ 28000 miles
AIR BAGS takata recall i get a letter every year that there is a recall but that the "remedy" is not available....	1 ~ 133000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER clutch pedal assembly weld failed. sudden loss of control of clutch engagement / disengagement. *js...	1 ~ 88000 miles
SUSPENSION after starting to drive my car to the top of my street which was only 15 feet from my driveway...	1 ~ 51721 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS car-2006 mazda speed 6-mazda hit a pickup---slid sideways into the center guardrail--rear end then hit the side guard rail---front end...	1 ~ 65000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS car-2006 mazda speed 6-mazda hit a pickup---slid sideways into the center guardrail--rear end then hit the side guard rail---front end...	1 ~ 65000 miles
STRUCTURE the mounts and the bolts that hold the rear differential mounts keep breaking. this has occurred over 5 times and	1 ~ 30000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 mazda 6. while accelerating or making a turn at any speed the vehicle would shake...	1 ~ 11000 miles

FAQ

What year Mazda Speed6 is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 2 years, Mazda Speed6 models of 2007, 2006 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Mazda Speed6?

Mazda Speed6 models of 2006 and 2007 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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