2008 Mazda Mazda3

2008 Mazda Mazda3 Safety

Overview

Front-impact airbags

Front-impact airbags for the driver and passenger have been designed to protect the head during a frontal crash.

Pretensioners

Seatbelt pretensioners automatically tighten seatbelts to place the occupant in the optimal seating position during a collision.

Security system

The vehicle is equipped with an ignition disable device that will prevent the engine from starting if the correct original manufacturer key is not used.

IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Test

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

Rating Key

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  Good

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  Acceptable

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  Marginal

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  Poor

• Dynamic Rating
• Driver Head Protection
• Rear Passenger Head and Neck
• Overall Side
• Chest
• Rear Passenger Pelvis/Leg
• Seat Head/Restraint Geometry
• Right Leg/Foot
• Overall Front
• Rear Passenger Head Protection
• Rear Passenger Torso
• Restraints
• Left Leg/Foot
• Driver Head and Neck
• Driver Torso
• Head/Neck
• Structure/safety cage
• Driver Pelvis/Leg
• Overall Rear