Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
20
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Mazda Mx-5 Miata.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When accelerator was fully depressed to clear potential flooded condition on starting, it got caught in the floor carpe… |
| 2019-04-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR-BAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKS WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND SAID PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WHAT IS … |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING FOR NO REASON |
| 2017-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS. THE AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THE CODE FROM THE LIGHT INDICATES… |
| 2017-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG WARNING IS ON. THE WARNING LIGHT FLASHES A NUMBER OF TIMES, THEN PAUSES FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THE… |
| 2017-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHOWS THE MODULE HAS FAILED. MODULES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS… |
| 2016-03-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IN 2015 THE SRS LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I TOOK THE CAR IN TO JOHN WINE MAZDA FOR REPAIRS. ON 10/28/2015 THEY REPLACE… |
| 2013-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND T… |
| 2009-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS HOUSED IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. M… |
| 2000-06-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-12-05 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | THE ZIPPER ON THE REAR PLASTIC WINDOW DOES NOT WORK AND WINDOW CRACKED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOT COLD |
| 1998-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT PULLEY CAME LOOSE AND RUINED THE ENGINE. IN LATER DESIGNS, THE MANUFACTURER BEEFEF UP THE CRANKSHAFT AND A… |
| 1997-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY FAILED THREE TIMES. |
| 1997-07-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT: AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY, WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. DEALE R SAYS TH… |
| 1995-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FACTORY PAINT JOB FAILURE.PAINT CHIPPING ON VARIOUS PLACES. |
| 1991-11-26 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | Yes | 1 | DURING AN ACCIDENT DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA DUE TO SPEAKER INSTALLED IN HEAD REST. TT |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS, GASOLINE BOILED, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEA… |
| — | AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I WANT TO GET RID OF MY AIR BAG AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. I AM ONLY 4 FEET 8 INCHES TALL AND I KNOW THAT IF I AM IN AN A… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT/PULLEY PINS HAVE SHEARED OFF. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL.*AK |