Mazda CX-3 Wing Mirror: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
Confirmed: Mazda has acknowledged this as a known design fault on the CX-3 and authorises free mirror motor replacement for vehicles up to five years old.
Illustration for editorial purposes
Opens live listings in a new tab.
OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — Aftermarket Van Wezel 2791827 (LH) / 2791828 (RH)
| Passenger side (LH / nearside), complete mirror | Genuine: confirm via VIN. Aftermarket: Van Wezel 2791827 (electric, heated, power-folding, indicator, aspherical); Van Wezel 2791805 (electric, unheated, indicator, 9-pin) |
|---|---|
| Driver's side (RH / offside), complete mirror | Genuine: confirm via VIN. Aftermarket: Van Wezel 2791828 (electric, heated, power-folding, indicator, convex); Van Wezel 2791806 (electric, unheated) |
| Mirror glass only (aftermarket) | LH Van Wezel 2791837 (aspherical, heated); blind-spot: Johns 45 83 37-88, TYC 320-0054-1; RH Van Wezel 2791838 (convex, heated); blind-spot: Johns 45 83 38-88, TYC 320-0053-1 |
| Spec variants to match | SE: electric unheated; SE-L: heated, power-folding; Sport Nav: blind-spot monitoring glass. |
Confirmed: A Genuine, Known Design Fault Worth Asking About Directly — Mazda CX-3 Wing Mirror
This is genuinely worth knowing if your folding mirror motor has failed: Mazda has confirmed this as a known design fault affecting the CX-3, CX-5, and Mazda 2, and has authorised free replacement of the mirror motor for vehicles up to five years old — even outside the standard warranty period. It's genuinely worth contacting Mazda UK Customer Relations directly and specifically referencing this as a known, acknowledged fault.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that mirrors behaving oddly specifically after a car wash is a well-documented, temporary occurrence caused by water ingress — the fix is simply to leave the mirrors alone without forcing them to fold for a day or two.
Mazda CX-3 Wing Mirror: More Electronics Hiding Inside Than Most People Realise
From the outside, the Mazda CX-3's wing mirror looks like nothing more than glass and plastic, but it packs in folding motors, heating elements, indicator lights, and sometimes blind-spot sensors — so "the mirror's broken" could point to several unrelated faults.
Mazda CX-3 Wing Mirror: Watch: Replacing It
Cover only, on a CX-3.
Mazda CX-3 Wing Mirror: Driver's Side or Passenger Side? Sorting Out the Terminology
Ordering the wrong side is a genuinely common mistake with Mazda CX-3 wing mirrors, partly because sellers, workshops and catalogues don't consistently agree on which side is which. On a right-hand-drive UK car:
- Driver's side = right-hand (RH) = offside (OS) — the side closest to the centre of the road.
- Passenger side = left-hand (LH) = nearside (NS) — the side closest to the kerb.
Part listings may use any of these terms interchangeably — "RH mirror," "offside mirror," and "driver's side mirror" all refer to the same physical part on a UK-spec CX-3. Double-check which convention your supplier is using before ordering, since a mix-up here is one of the most common reasons the wrong mirror turns up.
Mazda CX-3 Wing Mirror: What It Does
Beyond the obvious job of rear visibility, modern wing mirrors on higher trims of the CX-3 often integrate turn signal repeaters, puddle lights, heating elements to clear condensation, and power-fold motors for tight parking spaces. Higher-spec versions may also house blind-spot monitoring sensors, making them considerably more expensive to replace than a basic mirror.
Mazda CX-3 Wing Mirror: Generations, Derivatives, Colour & Mirror Adjustment
| All generations | Snowflake White Pearl, Jet Black Mica, Machine Grey, Deep Crystal Blue; electric adjustment is standard on most trims from this generation, with heated glass increasingly common too — though the most basic specification may still be manual; confirm your exact trim |
|---|---|
| Soul Red Crystal | Mazda's signature red has a genuine, well-documented history — Soul Red Premium debuted in 2012, evolving into the current three-layer Soul Red Crystal in 2017, part of a lineage of over 40 named reds Mazda has created since 1962; the complex paint process genuinely costs more to repair or colour-match than standard finishes |
Opens live listings in a new tab.
Mazda CX-3 Wing Mirror: Common Faults, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Wing Mirror Guide for common faults to check for, confirming the exact spec against your VIN, how difficult this job is to DIY, and aftermarket advice.
More Mazda Wing Mirror
The same part, covered across other Mazda models.