How Reliable is a MAZDASPEED3? | Common Problems!

I lost cylinder 3 last year

these cars are 10 years old or more, yes they will start needing maintenance plus people beat the shit out of these. i love mine

As a 2013 owner.. I've had to change my turbo as the stock blew up..so far that's all and please let it be. Can't keep sleeping on the couch.

Just got a 2010 speed 3 2nd gen. Currently at 22,982miles! Bone stock besides cork sport muffler setup. What should i do to it to make it extremely reliable? I’d like to keep this car as oem and stock as possible. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Ehhh a focus even a fiesta st just look cooler.

Though the 2nd gen has the updated vvt gear, timing should be a maintenance factor @100k. Pivot shaft seal will inevitably go out. Egr delete with occ and PCV plate is a must due to direct injection. Walnut media blasting of the intake valves.

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Exhaust sounds horrible, no offense man. Lol. Exhausts that make the car sound like a lawnmower are rather icky

My speed is at 160k

Right when you called the engine a motor I left the chat

Looking at a 2007 one today that has the turbo replaced with a K04 2k miles ago, otherwise completely stock at 110k miles. You think it will be reliable assuming it's been taken care of it's whole life and I will do the same since it'll be my first stick to learn on?

Lax player! Sweet.

I just bought one that has front mounted intercooler,and 3.5"intake first turbo car I get it back from shop Monday and I'm soooo excited

I doubt you will answer but screw it:
1)Do gen 1 & gen 2 speeds share the same bolt pattern for wheels?
2)Would I have to go high pressure fuel pump internals if I just want to do cold air intake and exhaust?
(Currently have a gen 1 speed with no radio, but I'm looking into selling it for a lower mileage gen 1 or gen 2.)

New freedom drivers be like.

My 09 Speed 3 with 232K the original engine just died. I'm running BNR S4 since 2016 tuned by Justin .

I ran a fully build motor in my 2012 Speed3 with upgraded engine parts (pistons, con rod, valve springs, head studs, valve seals + main bearings) rated at 500hp max.

Here is the catch, I tune it to a conservative 300hp/[email protected] on RON100 pump gas using Mazda Edit software.
Stock turbo+manifold with aftermarket down pipe. OEM exhaust, resonator and muffler.
Upgraded the TMiC, HPFP and deleted both catalytic converters, EGR and balancing shaft plus few other bolt ons and safety upgrades.

Cured the torque steer by having a much linear boost delivey, solid RMM and a 235/40/18 on 18x8 wheels.
OEM left/right engine mounts.

Still with the original color, bodywerk + nterior and oem head unit.

Its been 100% consistenly reliable since 2019 with zero issues and not fearing the engine might blow up when pushing it on regular basis.

Bottom line, it can be made reliable when upgrade the internal engine components that was design to handle much higher rating horse power+torque. It can be tune without the need for COBB Accessport.

I do have an upgrade hybrid turbo + manifold with a 3bar MAP sensor on stndby just incase😅
(I'm not gonna use external wastegate and e85)

Great video! Love the info and hearing your experience. Wanted to know which mishimoto fmic/piping you got? Looking into it myself, love the black/white!

Why it sounds like crap ? When you up the revs ?

im at 195k with a blown ko4 that im replacing next month, gonna see if I can take this engine to 200k+ on a 06 speed6

Just got a 2012 speed3 2nd gen if i havent changed the injector seals will it leak and smell like fuel ?

Has this thing sold yet

I had the first gen, i had just under 250k miles before I sold it. I drove it for 14 years I kept it stock and abused the hell out of it. The only time it was in the shop was for. serpentine belt and timing chain recall. Never replaced a clutch or anything.

my brothers speed 3 has 185k on the dash and has no issues with the turbo

My speed is having missfires in multiple cilinders when starting the car in the morning, it feels horrible until it warms up after some long 15 min, then everything is fine again until it gets cold after 5 hours of being off, any ideas?

I’ve had my gen 1 speed 3 for almost 3 years now and it’s been my absolute favorite car, actually has been the most reliable car I’ve had, these cars are amazing! But only if you find one that’s been taken care of and not beat to crap! They have there common issues but if you take care of the common problems, and treat them well they will last a very long time!!!

great video bro, I have heard there is a lot of torque steer with these cars, how is it after you've modified it to these high numbers?

I’m thinking about picking up one as a daily..

mazdaspeed3 the cars are amazing mine is a 2007 have mine on 26 pounds of boost sounds great with blow off valve

this is front drive?

У меня gen1 2006 года и вот что я скажу. На мой взгляд, очень надежная машина. Чаще всего проблемы начинаются из-за неграмотного тюнинга. Если все делать с умом, она и надутая до 400л.с. Будет служить верой и правдой долгие годы.
Что сделано: подвеска- Bilstein b8 с пружинами Eibach (-30мм),
Двигатель- портированная голова и впускной коллектор, кованые шатуны и поршни, равнодлинный коллектор, холодные свечи, выпуск 76 мм, турбина g25-550 .64 a/r, вставка в топливный насос, холодный впуск.
Короткая палка на переключение передач.
И главное- правильная настройка.
Для ежедневной езды - более чем достаточно. Будет мало- поставлю форсунки в порты.
Нажимаю на акселератор- и улыбаюсь!

in summary not very reliable but buy one anyways. that what i did lmao

Nice video. Everything you say is accurate af.
I got the second gear pop out and just baby it; I also let my car warm up before driving and cool down after operating. It actually says in the manual to do so; for most every car in fact. And for the turbo specifically, to let at least 30 seconds of cooling before turning off the car otherwise you can cause damage to the turbo. Especially if you were running it hard.
As well as not to run the turbo hard when you first turn on the car.
I think all these things taken into consideration and with proper care and maintenance, these are great vehicles to own for anybody who loves a car with great speed and acceleration while not being too pricey comparing to a WRX or greater.
Thanks for sharing man.

Thanks for putting out this vid!

Car sounds broken over 4k RPM.?.

I've had my 08 MS3 for a few years now and have a few minor mods-its sitting at 221,000 at the moment and running pretty good. I am getting nervous though lol cause it is hard not to rip on it at times. This is with upkeep on maintenance and fixing/replacing minor things along the way.. Hoping to make it last longer but trying to plan for the inevitable. Don't know what to do when she blows- a built block would be nice but than id want to upgrade all the bolt on stuff as well but than that'll be costly...

I have a stupid question, could you pls tell me how long is your dip stick? I put in 6qrts and it didn't even register. My car is a recovered stolen vehicle

Nice video mate. I´currently also own a mazdaspeed 3 and I have a massife cut at 4000rpms. Already changed to ngk plugs and Denso Airmeter. Did a boost leak test with the smoke machine and all good. Live diagnoses shows that the O2 sensor shows very lean... but there is No fault code in the obd storage ;( I don´t know what else to check now.... Don´t want to buy new parts any more :D

How's about oil consumption, how much is normal for speed 3s? Mine use from 0.5-1l on 1000km,depending on driving, i am using 5w40 castrol oil

I have 2012, completely stock, 137K just replaced all the fluids, no issues at all, brakes and rotors, at 120K. I bought it for my wife, time to replace the struts i think..

i've got 80k on my 2010 speed3. only issue i have is that my 5th gear will pop out so i have to keep my hand on the shifter to prevent that. other than that its been a great daily! getting it retuned with minor mods tomorrow. thats really all i need/want other than lowering and wheels

Hi I just bought a 2012 Mazda speed 3 hatch and I’m getting a cylinder 4 misfire when I do my cold starts any ideas on what it could be

I have '10 MS3 with 424k miles. Blew the motor at 300K. Replaced it with a motor I got from the salvage yard w/89k on it. Still running! Just replaced the water pump. Getting a miss-fire #2 on cold starts so will do seals and injector cleaning.

Cork Po

I'm still driving my 2011 Speed 3 with 200K no issues at all very reliable car MAZDA makes great cars.

Mines a 2010 and my dash cluster is orange dis you change the bulbs inside? Great video fun car

Why does it make a chattering sound when you floor it? Is it the bov or watergate?