The Lemon Index$1,000 middle bill · most between $700 and $1,100
Lower than the $1,800 middle bill owners of all 81 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 40,000 miles (8 reports).
Mazda3 owners reported paying a median of $1,000 for a clutch replacement, with the middle half of bills between $700 and $1,100. That's from 9 owner reports (9 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00044%
- $1,000–$2,50056%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 9 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2004 Mazda32too few for a middle
- 2007 Mazda31too few for a middle
- 2009 Mazda31too few for a middle
- 2010 Mazda33$1,100 middle bill
- 2012 Mazda31too few for a middle
- 2016 Mazda31too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
L3-VDT 2.3 turbo · Skyactiv-G 2.5
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
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Other repairs Mazda3 owners reported
ABS module replacement (5) · Power steering pump replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10968198, 10846231, 10592394, 10588018, 10477007, 10390510, 10375594, 10344750, 10096403.
Quick answers
How much does clutch replacement cost on a Mazda3?
Mazda3 owners reported a median of $1,000, and the middle half paid $700 to $1,100, from 9 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Mazda3 clutch replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Mazda3 middle bill of $1,000 is lower than the $1,800 owners of all 81 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Mazda3 repair costs come from?
From 9 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.