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Mazda 929

Every Mazda 929 model year on file, 1986 to 1995. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years16918 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101986 to 1995
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins113Summed across model years
By model year

The 1989 model year drew the most complaints, 36, 21% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010203040198619871988198936199019911992199319941995
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Mazda 929 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
34
Structure
28
Seat belts
24
Engine and cooling
21
Powertrain
15
Seats
11
Speed control
11
Electrical system
10
Visibility and wipers
9
Latches and locks
8
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mazda 929 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mazda 929 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1995Sedan333.3161018
1994Sedan1233.3751020
1993Sedan1915.8791023
1992Sedan3511.41940023
1991Sedan1816.795115
1990Sedan128.3120125
1989Sedan360.0360227
1988Not decoded345.93,400236
1987Not decoded0NoneNone013
1986Not decoded0NoneNone013
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mazda 929

  • 15V-674 Oct 19, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat
    Electrical system · 1.37M vehicles
  • 95V-103-005 May 24, 1995
    Front safety belt buckle release buttons can break
    Seat belts · 360k vehicles
  • 93V-174 Oct 29, 1993
    Resin molded front handles fail at the door latch actuating rod attachment, freeing the rod to fall inside the door frame
    Structure · 244k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.