Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
20
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Mazda Mx-5 Miata.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MIATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE I… |
| 2017-11-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS A SAFETY IMMOBILIZER THAT PREVENTS CAR FROM RUNNING IF THE CORRECT TRANSPONDER KEY IS NOT USED. THIS CAR … |
| 2013-09-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MAZDA MIATA CONVERTIBLE TOP BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ALMOST CAUSING AN … |
| 2013-05-16 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, … |
| 2011-03-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ONE OF TWO LATCHES FOR THE CONVERTIBLE SOFT TOP CAME UNFASTENED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ONE SIDE OF THE TOP TO LIFT UPWAR… |
| 2009-07-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE SOFT TOP LOCK ASSEMBLY LATCH PART #NAO1-R1-310M IS DEFECTIVE. IT COMES UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. THIS LATCH WAS REPL… |
| 2008-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCHES DO NOT STAY LATCHED. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A TSB (09-009/03) TELLING T… |
| 2007-08-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MIATA. AFTER PARKING HIS VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS FOG LIGHTS WERE ON FIR… |
| 2005-12-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. THIS IS A PACKED ASSEMBLY -SEALED. THIS FAILED ONE UNDER WARRANTY AND AGAIN RECENTLY… |
| 2005-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER ON 2002 MAZDA MIATA FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. MAZDA REFUSES TO REPLACE EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY. *NM |
| 2005-01-17 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH - CLUTCH SPRINGS OR PLATES STICK AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR. CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER AFTE… |
| 2004-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH SHUDDER, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EACH DAY. THE WHOLE DRIVETRAIN/EXHAUST WILL SHAKE A… |
| 2004-06-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP LATCH DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND C… |
| 2004-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *MR *SC *JB |
| 2004-04-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD THE RADIO/SPEAKERS AND CD PLAYER REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 1 1/2 YEARS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE V… |
| 2003-09-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS IS NOT REALLY A COMPLAINT, BUT CU SAID I SHOULD CONTACT YOU AS WELL. I RAN OVER A NAIL AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. I TO… |
| 2003-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB SCC |
| 2002-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | UPON MORNING STARTS WHILE TURNING ON THE IGNITION THE CAR DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THERE IS A SOUND METAL ROARING AND … |
| 1901-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | 2002 MAZDA MIATA HAVE DEFECTIVE TOP LATCHES. CONSUMER WANTS MAZDA TO REPAIR VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. *NJ THE CONSUM… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION, THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BECOMES HOT. CONSUMER MEASURED THE HOT AIR TEMPERATURE TO BE OVER 130 DEG… |