Mazda 929 problems

Owners have filed 208 complaints about the Mazda 929 with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 1995. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Mazda 929 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

40 38 14 27 44 21 21 3

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
1995	—	3	1	0	—	Airbags
1994	—	21	8	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1993	—	21	3	0	—	Brakes
1992	—	44	6	2	—	Seats
1991	—	27	1	1	—	Brakes
1990	—	14	1	0	—	Brakes
1989	—	38	0	0	—	Body & Structure
1988	—	40	3	2	—	Seat Belts

What breaks on a Mazda 929

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 37 17.8%

Worst in 1991

Body & Structure 28 13.5%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 23 11.1%

Worst in 1988

Engine & Cooling 22 10.6%

Worst in 1992

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 6.7%

Worst in 1989

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 5.3%

Worst in 1992

Seats 11 5.3%

Worst in 1992

Electrical System 10 4.8%

Worst in 1992

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 4.8%

Worst in 1994

Airbags 9 4.3%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 8 3.8%

Worst in 1988

Doors, Latches & Locks 8 3.8%

Worst in 1989

Tires 6 2.9%

Worst in 1992

Suspension 3 1.4%

Worst in 1991

Exactly what failed on a Mazda 929

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Door 27 25.2%

Buckle Assembly 14 13.1%

Automatic Transmission 12 11.2%

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 11 10.3%

Latch 8 7.5%

Rotor 8 7.5%

Foundation Components 8 7.5%

Frontal 8 7.5%

Disc 6 5.6%

Engine 5 4.7%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mazda 929, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 11 Dec 2006

Compare the Mazda 929

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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