Accident Damaged Cars

Sell your damaged Mazda Mazda3

The Mazda3 occupies a peculiar space in the South African damaged-car market. It sold well enough to build a real parc, particularly during the Ford distribution years before Mazda Southern Africa went independent in 2014, but never in Corolla-like numbers — so used parts are in demand and not always easy to find. That combination lifts what a damaged Mazda3 is worth. Owners often assume a car with a wrecked front end and a deployed airbag set is only scrap value; in practice the engine, gearbox, doors and interior on a Mazda3 all have willing buyers.

Get an offer on your Mazda Mazda3

Tell us what you have and send a few photos. We come back with an offer within 24 hours, collect anywhere in South Africa for free, and pay you on the day we collect.

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Which Mazda Mazda3 years we buy

Damaged Mazda3 models from the 2004 BK, the 2009 BL, the 2014 BM and BN, and the 2019 BP generation are all vehicles we quote on.

Mazda Mazda3 derivatives we buy

We buy every Mazda Mazda3 derivative, petrol or diesel, manual or automatic. The ones we are asked about most often are:

  • Mazda3 1.6 Original
  • Mazda3 1.6 Dynamic
  • Mazda3 2.0 Individual
  • Mazda3 2.0 Astina
  • Mazda3 Mazda3 MPS

Damage we see on the Mazda Mazda3

Rear-end and rear-quarter damage is the most common Mazda3 pattern, and on the sedan a boot floor pushed forward into the rear seat pan is the point at which most assessors stop. Skyactiv-generation cars add expensive head-up display and infotainment hardware to any cabin-intrusion claim, and coastal cars often carry rust in the rear arches that turns a modest repair into a bodyshell job.

Whether your Mazda Mazda3 has accident damage, flood or hail damage, a blown engine, or has been written off by an insurer as a Code 2, Code 3 or Code 4 vehicle, we will make you an offer. It does not need to run, and it does not need to be roadworthy.

Before you sell

See everything we buy from Mazda, or read Code 2, 3 and 4 vehicles and write-offs explained if you are unsure how your vehicle has been coded.