Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-18 | 24V695000 |
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE | 77,670 | — | Details |
| 2019-06-27 | 19V496000 |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 2,476 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Contacted Rohrich Mazda 2690 W Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh Pa 412.344.3600 regarding the airbag recall today. They have no … |
| 2024-09-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda MX-5. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: (Air Bags); however… |
| 2024-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 6 speed manual transmission failure at 59,000 miles Started not shifting into 3rd, then shortly after, the transmissio… |
| 2023-12-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | On December 7, 2023 at approximately 10:30pm, I was traveling west bound on [XXX] . Suddenly, there was a loud thumpin… |
| 2023-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering: At 55+ MPH I feel a slight bind when I make a steering change. It then releases only after I've put in too mu… |
| 2023-01-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Mazda MX-5. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V695000 (AIR BAGS); h… |
| 2022-08-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The top windshield trim piece popped off while on the highway. The windshield has never been replaced and this trim pi… |
| 2022-05-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I was in an accident on May 1st 2022. I was traveling south when another car hit me. The airbags didn't deploy at all n… |
| 2021-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Since 2019 there have been several instances with my vehicle where someone has been able to knock the power offline the… |
| 2021-04-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO CHECK AND SAW THAT THE UP… |
| 2020-09-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | SUN VISORS ON FIRST GENERATION ND MX-5 SUBJECT TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, LEADING TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WAS … |
| 2020-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. AC COMPRESSOR HOSE CRACKED. SHOP SAID THIS IS HAPPENING SO MUCH, TO THIS YEAR/ MODEL, … |
| 2020-04-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE STATIONARY AND DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO 1ST GEAR AND YOU SOMETIMES MUST SHOVE IT IN… |
| 2020-02-29 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THESE TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON MY CAR WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. WHEN I WAS ROTATING T… |
| 2019-12-13 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MAZDA MX-5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ACROSS AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE DECELERA… |
| 2019-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPIDER CRACKING ON CENTER DISPLAY MAZDA SERVICE BULLETIN R018/18. SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WILL NOT REPAIR EVEN… |
| 2019-10-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC 2-LANE ROAD AND UPSHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR AT ABOUT 6,500 RPM MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I IMMEDIA… |
| 2019-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, MOST OF THE TIME THE BLIND SPOT SENSOR DOES NOT TURN ON (SOUND AND LIGHT). IT CAN GO DAYS WITHOUT TURNING… |
| 2019-05-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS MADE OF WEAK GRADE MATERIALS AND RUNNING AT HIGH TEMPS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL RANDOMLY WHILE … |
| 2019-04-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAYS SPEED. THIS WILL TYPICALLY HAPPEN ON A MODERATE… |
| 2018-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS IN MOTION, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE RED KEY LIGHT ON THE ENGINE START BUTTON STARTED FLASHING. WHEN WE GOT HO… |
| 2017-10-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | OWNERS MANUAL (ATTACHED) DOES NOT MENTION THE FOAM FILTERS LOCATED BENEATH THE PLASTIC FILTERS (PHOTO ATTACHED). COMPLA… |
| 2017-10-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM WOULD DISENGAGE ( COME OFF) WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING WHILE ANOTHER VEHICLE IS WITHIN RANGE ( … |
| 2017-07-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I OWN THE 2016 MX-5 ND GT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS ABOUT 35,000 ISH MILES ON IT, BUT IT'S STARTING TO HAVE T… |
| 2017-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I recently bought a used 2016 Mazda Miata convertible, and when the convertible top is up, the inner liner droops down … |
| 2017-04-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THE HOOD OF MY MIATA IS FULL OF CHIPS AND I HAVE ONLY 941 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE OWNED 6 CARS PRIO… |
| 2017-03-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | FALSE POSITIVE WARNING LIGHT ON TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH TIRE… |
| 2016-12-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE IN PLACE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, THE … |
| 2016-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON 13 NOV 2016 WHEREBY THE VEHICLE ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES DOWN A STEEP INCLINE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS … |
| 2016-11-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND I LOST ACCELERATION IN A BUSY ROAD. THIS IS… |
| 2016-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS SHAKE. MIRROR COVERS ON VISORS BROKE, NEVER EVEN USED MIRRORS. BURNS OIL. |
| 2016-07-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING MY TRANSMISSION GEARS HAVE DISINTEGRATED TWICE LEAVING CAR WITH NO WAY TO USE POWER. ONCE WAS A SIDE… |
| 2016-03-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE BROUGHT THE MX-5 INTO THE DEALER FOR THE 5K OIL CHANGE AND CHECKUP WITH A COMPLAINT THAT THE INNER LINER COMES UNSNA… |