So when I noticed both DRLs were not running with a car that has only done 29,000 KMs, and as it was only 7 months out of warranty, I was pretty angry. Contacted my Mazda dealer about this with the usual response "oh... never heard of that problem before". I informed them that this is a world wide problem on this model and year and that it was impossible that they did not know about this faulty component. I then kindly asked them to cover the cost of fitting two new head light assemblies under warranty.

When they realized that I knew more about this issue than they were willing to admit, they said they would contact Mazda head office and ask if it could be repaired under "Good Faith".

I received a call back the next day to say they will replace both headlight assemblies at no cost to me. As you can imagine, i was very happy and appreciated the reply.

Thank you Mazda for stepping up and taking ownership of a major problem with the running light design. I guess the moral of this story is to say, go prepared with all the information you can find to prove it is not a normal Wear & Tear issue and ask nicely. The dealers are just the messenger so no need to get angry with them.

Good luck to everyone else with the same issue.

At first within 6 months, my "Left" hand side LED stopped working. Mazda repaired under warranty, citing electrical issue or fuse.

On the 4th year - the Right hand Side LED stopped working.

The actually problem is that the LED does not come separately. You have to change the whole Headlight and it is expensive - approx. $1033 + labour.

This is purely manufacturer problem and Mazda refuses to accept this. I asked them why both lights if this a general electric issue.

I later read that not me but many other have the same problem the only difference is - I lost both lights.