# 2005 Mazda Mazda3 - Trans complaint **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mazda\ **Created:** [February 1, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736 "2019-02-01T09:59:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lloyd\_Spivey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@Lloyd\_Spivey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lloyd_Spivey)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736/1 "2019-02-01T09:59:27Z")
Does Mazda make the worst automatic transmissions? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736/2 "2019-02-01T12:49:29Z")
Just I guess, but my answer would be no. ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736/3 "2019-02-01T19:09:17Z")
In the context of worst transmissions in that era, I would say Honda-Acura made the worst automatic due to the failure rate and class action settlement. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736/4 "2019-02-01T22:49:19Z")
The vast majority of automatic transmission problems are caused by the owners failure to change the fluid regularly or by running the fluid low because of a leak. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736/5 "2019-02-01T22:55:21Z")
+1 And, it is worth mentioning that most of the transmissions for Japanese vehicles are manufactured by the same company, JATCO. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736/6 "2019-02-02T03:56:04Z")
We don’t seem to get many complaints here about Mazda transmissions, if that has any scientific validity to the OP’s query. We do get a lot more complaints about automatic transmission than manual transmissions, irrespective of manufacturer. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736/7 "2019-02-02T14:43:58Z")
my hobby is looking at \<$1k cars on CL. mazda cars are common. seems to be motor issues. not trans. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-mazda-mazda3-trans-complaint/133736/8 "2019-02-02T16:36:54Z")
No not particularly. I don’t know of any Mazda automatic that has notorious reputation for unreliability. Certainly nothing like the Honda H5 or Ford AXOD (and it’s variants).