Mazda Settles Class Action Suit Over Infotainment System

Mazda USA has agreed to a legal settlement of a class action lawsuit related to infotainment problems on several of its vehicles. The lawsuit, filed in July 2024 in Kentucky, concerned faulty systems that would freeze, restart in a loop or fail.

An advantageous settlement... especially for the lawyers
The plaintiffs will receive between $2,500 and $4,000 each, while the law firms will pocket $1.9 million. Mazda, for its part, denies any system failure, declaring in a statement that “The systems are not defective. This settlement simply avoids a lengthy legal process.”

This type of agreement is common, if only because it often costs manufacturers less than proving their innocence in court would.

Which vehicles are affected?
The class action concerned the Mazda Connect system installed on several models:

•    Mazda2 (2016-2022)
•    Mazda3 (2014-2018)
•    Mazda6 (2016-2021)
•    CX-3 (2016-2021)
•    CX-5 (2016-2020)
•    CX-9 (2016-2020)
•    MX-5 (2016-2023)

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