Mazda MX-5 Miata vs Volvo XC60

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Mazda MX-5 Miata	Volvo XC60
Complaints on file	391	948
Model years covered	1990–2005	2010–2025
Worst model year	1999	2022
Best model year	1994	2011
Crashes reported	52	87
Fires reported	12	13
Injuries reported	43	52
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	27.4%	16%

Mazda MX-5 Miata by year

32 21 25 8 20 36 32 12 1 87 34 24 24 18 8 9

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 83 21.2%

Engine & Cooling 37 9.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 32 8.2%

Electrical System 32 8.2%

Brakes 31 7.9%

Body & Structure 28 7.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 6.4%

Tires 19 4.9%

Volvo XC60 by year

79 50 56 81 26 71 46 23 55 65 29 78 119 84 38 48

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 168 17.7%

Other & Unspecified 120 12.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 119 12.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 97 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 75 7.9%

Brakes 62 6.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 39 4.1%

Airbags 36 3.8%