Pretty much the title. I really would like a Mazda 3 & there’s one available near me (2021 model), but I’m wondering if it’s worth going through the trouble at all if I might have the battery die on me every few days or months. Has anyone found a fix to this issue? Are Gen 4s the only ones that have this issue? There’s a 2017 available near me as well, would that be the better option?
Have a 21’ J Vin premium hatch. 16.3k miles and got it new. No problems yet with mine.
Never had an issue with a '20 Mazda 3 still running on original battery in New England. Just don’t cheap out on batteries when it’s time to replace them.
Is this actually a problem? The battery is a consumable item and eventually has to be replaced; even EVs have the 12V battery and it still won’t last forever. If yours goes out, just replace it with a decent brand and you’ll be back to normal. There’s nothing unique to the Mazda3 when it comes to the battery.
*knock on wood* I’ve got a 2019 and haven’t had any battery issues. Considering an Optima yellow top as I live in a colder climate and it’s a lot of short trips.
Mazda doesn’t make the battery. Get a good battery. Problem solved
The fix is just putting a quality battery to replace the oem one when it dies. You’ll be fine.
I have mazda3 2022 and haven’t had an issue (Had it for 1 year and 1month already)
No issues with my 2017 still on OEM battery, however I do have the stop start sort of turned off. I have front windscreen demister button on all the time so the stop start does not kick in.
Get a better battery lol
My OEM battery (2019) died this fall. Replaced with a top-rated DieHard AGM. It died 3 times in 3 weeks-- and it wasn’t the charging system/alternator… …and it wasn’t the battery – I had a PCM code and BCM code and something about a fuse. There must be scenarios where persistent issues drain the battery until resolved. Today all that is cleared up now, and I’m holding my breath to see if the battery holds up as expected.
btw, I have an 8-stage smart charger that can carefully recover for these situations (I bought for an RV battery issue).
No idea what you’re talking about. Have never had a single battery problem with my ‘22 or ‘23 Mazda 3.
This is like saying “should I pass up this car because the tires that come stock are garbage”
Which is the case with a lot of cars. Just get what you want and is good for you then change whatever you need to do
I had a 2017 and never had issues with the battery.
I had a 3 since 2014 (bought new), no issues at all. Replaced with a CX-30 (which is a 3 in high heels) in '21 and still no issues at all. My car sits around a lot, been working from home since Covid - so, it’s a prime candidate for battery issues, but none so far.
(I’m in Europe btw, maybe they use different brand of batteries here?)
So here’s the thing, mine is a 2021 Mazda 3 Premium Hatch - in the first year and a half, when I would open the trunk or doors for certain period of time ( lets say up to 2min max IF that ) , the dashboard used to flash a warning something to the effect of “start the car to prevent further battery drainage” and the sound would be audible. I never really mentioned it when I took it in for maintenance because it wasn’t that much of an issue and normally starting the car and shutting it off removed the warning. But eventually i believe it happened while the car was being serviced and hasn’t happened since and i never really asked what they did to fix it