FaultScore

Worst years for a Mazda Millenia

Owners have filed 338 complaints about the Mazda Millenia with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 2003. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Mazda Millenia

132 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

1996 Mazda Millenia

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mazda Millenia 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.

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
2003 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2002 C 22 2 0 71,489 Engine & Cooling
2001 D 37 5 0 53,250 Engine & Cooling
2000 C 36 1 0 29,101 Engine & Cooling
1999 C 35 2 0 42,255 Engine & Cooling
1998 C 36 4 0 76,500 Engine & Cooling
1997 C 21 3 0 77,500 Transmission & Drivetrain
1996 B 17 2 1 103,132 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 F 132 13 1 109,000 Engine & Cooling
1991 1 1 0 Seat Belts

What breaks on a Mazda Millenia

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

Engine & Cooling 73 21.6%

Worst in 1995

Worst in 1995

Airbags 35 10.4%

Worst in 1995

Worst in 1995

Suspension 16 4.7%

Worst in 1995

Other & Unspecified 16 4.7%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 14 4.1%

Worst in 1998

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 3.8%

Worst in 1995

Brakes 12 3.6%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 3.3%

Worst in 1998

Tires 11 3.3%

Worst in 1999

Body & Structure 10 3.0%

Worst in 1998

Wheels 10 3.0%

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 10 3.0%

Worst in 1995

Exactly what failed on a Mazda Millenia

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

Automatic Transmission 26 21.3%
Engine 24 19.7%
Frontal 22 18.0%
Gasoline 16 13.1%
Exhaust System 7 5.7%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 7 5.7%
RIM 6 4.9%
Ignition 5 4.1%
Headlights 5 4.1%
Constant Velocity Joint 4 3.3%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1995 peak 11 Feb 2020

Compare the Mazda Millenia

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