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Mazda RX-7

Every Mazda RX-7 model year on file, 1987 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years15336 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101987 to 1998
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins123Summed across model years
By model year

The 1993 model year drew the most complaints, 82, 54% of the model's total

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

0255075100198719901991199219938219941995199619971998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Mazda RX-7 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
52
Fuel system
32
Seat belts
31
Electrical system
22
Tires
5
Structure
4
Brakes
4
Powertrain
4
Suspension
3
Visibility and wipers
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mazda RX-7 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 RX-7 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded0NoneNone008
1997Not decoded0NoneNone0013
1996Not decoded0NoneNone008
1995Not decoded20.02002022
1994Coupe1816.71004022
1993Coupe8234.14974124
1992Not decoded0NoneNone118
1991Coupe229.1275119
1990Coupe287.1200219
1987Coupe1100.017000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mazda RX-7

  • 00E-069 Nov 6, 2000
    Equipment description: mazda speed resinous hoods, designed and sold as accessory parts for model year 1992-1995 rx7 vehicles, manufactured…
    Latches and locks · 16 vehicles
  • 96V-173 Sep 16, 1996
    Rail of the automatic shoulder belt can wear sufficiently such that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly will become jammed in the rail…
    Seat belts · 18k vehicles
  • 96V-149 Aug 2, 1996
    Oil mist contained in the engine intake air can collect over time in the brake vacuum check valve preventing the check valve from opening at the…
    Brakes · 14k vehicles
  • 95V-069 Mar 30, 1995
    Residual engine heat can cause premature deterioration of the fuel hose causing the hose to leak
    Fuel system · 13k vehicles
  • 94V-094 May 11, 1994
    Radiator cap pressure relief valve release pressure is set too high
    Engine and cooling · 12k vehicles
  • 90E-043-002 Oct 29, 1990
    Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to…
    Airbags · 88 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.