Mazda Motor Corporation — Ethics Grade C-

Mazda Motor Corporation receives an overall ethics grade of C- (42/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Automotive. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 60
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 30
• environment: 55
• humanRights: 65

Documented incidents (3)

• Fuel Economy Testing Scandal (medium, 2018) — Mazda admitted to conducting improper fuel economy and emissions tests on vehicles in Japan, citing procedural errors by inspectors. The company discovered that test results were recorded even when sample speeds deviated from required patterns.
• Takata Airbag Recalls (high, 2019) — Mazda was forced to recall millions of vehicles globally due to defective Takata airbag inflators that could explode and spray shrapnel. This contributed to one of the largest safety-related automotive recall events in history.
• Irregularities in Crash Testing (high, 2024) — The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism found Mazda used modified engine control software during crash testing. This manipulated data to ensure safety certifications were met in ways not reflective of production models.

Documented good deeds

• Sustainable Battery Sourcing — Mazda announced a partnership with Panasonic to secure a supply of cylindrical lithium-ion batteries that aim for reduced cobalt dependency.

Ethical alternatives

• Subaru Corporation — Stronger record on supply chain transparency and lower overall safety manipulation incidents.