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Mazda MX-5 Miata

Every Mazda MX-5 Miata model year on file, 1990 to 2005. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years33957 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years161990 to 2005
Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins221Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 74, 22% of the model's total

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

0204060801990199219941996199874200020022005
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Mazda MX-5 Miata complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
80
Engine and cooling
36
Electrical system
32
Brakes
30
Powertrain
30
Structure
25
Fuel system
22
Seat belts
18
Tires
17
Lighting
13
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mazda MX-5 Miata 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 MX-5 Miata by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2005Convertible40.0270024
2004Convertible80.01230023
2003Convertible1435.71560020
2002Convertible2015.03330021
2001Convertible2213.62000017
2000Convertible2913.84830014
1999Convertible7413.56170010
1998Not decoded10.0100009
1997Not decoded119.11,1000018
1996Convertible293.45800014
1995Convertible3050.0546009
1994Convertible1816.7450009
1993Not decoded825.0800009
1992Convertible2213.6440009
1991Convertible219.5350008
1990Convertible2817.9933007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mazda MX-5 Miata

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.