Worst years for a Mazda MPV
Owners have filed 1,156 complaints about the Mazda MPV with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2006. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2003 Mazda MPV141 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Mazda MPV 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | C | 16 | 4 | 0 | 82,600 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 45 | 5 | 0 | 45,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | C | 84 | 2 | 1 | 51,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | F | 141 | 15 | 2 | 37,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | D | 143 | 5 | 5 | 62,950 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | D | 82 | 10 | 2 | 73,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | F | 184 | 13 | 3 | 75,654 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 26 | 6 | 3 | 113,000 | Airbags |
| 1997 | C | 27 | 11 | 4 | 100,000 | Airbags |
| 1996 | C | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1995 | B | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | C | 41 | 15 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1993 | C | 65 | 11 | 3 | 120,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1992 | — | 95 | 8 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 81 | 6 | 1 | 100,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 55 | 10 | 3 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1989 | — | 27 | 4 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
What breaks on a Mazda MPV
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2000
Worst in 2000
Exactly what failed on a Mazda MPV
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mazda MPV, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mazda MPV problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mazda MPV
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.