Mazda RX-8
Registered from 2004 to 2012.
About this model
The Mazda RX-8 is a sports car manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda between 2003 and 2012. It was first shown in 2001 at the North American International Auto Show. It is the direct successor to the RX-7. Like its predecessors in the RX range, it is powered by a rotary Wankel engine. The RX-8 was available for the 2003 model year in most parts of the world.
From the Wikipedia article Mazda RX-8, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★★ |
| Stability control | Optional |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 232 hp · 1410 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2010 | 232 hp · 1410 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2009 | 1384 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2008 | 1384 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2007 | 1384 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2006 | 1384 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2005 | 1394 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2004 | 1394 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.
Clutch pedal bracket failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2009, closed August 2010.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Mazda filed 11 bulletins about the 2012 RX-8.
- Electrical system: 7
- Equipment: 2
- Steering: 1
- Vehicle speed control: 1
- Speedometer replacement procedure · March 2023
- This service bulletin provides testing and charging procedures in order to promote proper battery maintenance, to deliver new vehicles with fully charged batteries, and to reduce unnecessary battery… · July 2022
- Excessive condensation or water within the headlamp assembly caustion · June 2022
- HandsFree bluetooth module and/or text messaging troubleshooting procedure · June 2022
- Mazda guidelines for factory scheduled maintenance · June 2022
- This service bulletin provides testing and charging procedures in order to promote proper battery maintenance, to deliver new vehicles with fully charged batteries, and to reduce unnecessary battery… · March 2021
- The Mazda DCA-8000PM is required for all warranty battery testing. If the Mazda DCA-8000PM is not used, incorrect battery testing may result in unnecessary battery replacement. Use the following test… · March 2021
- In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer · February 2021
3 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.