FaultScore

Mazda MPV problems reported in California

164 of the 1,156 complaints filed about the Mazda MPV came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

164

Complaints from California

19

Crashes

3

Fires

2000

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1989 MPV 4 2.4%
1990 MPV 8 4.9%
1991 MPV 11 6.7%
1992 MPV 13 7.9%
1993 MPV 8 4.9%
1994 MPV 11 6.7%
1995 MPV 11 6.7%
1996 MPV 7 4.3%
1997 MPV 4 2.4%
1998 MPV 12 7.3%
2000 MPV 16 9.8%
2001 MPV 11 6.7%
2002 MPV 15 9.1%
2003 MPV 11 6.7%
2004 MPV 11 6.7%
2005 MPV 10 6.1%
2006 MPV 1 0.6%

Cities reporting most

Chula Vist 6 12.2%
ELK Grove 5 10.2%
Modesto 5 10.2%
SAN Jose 5 10.2%
Thousand P 4 8.2%
Highland 4 8.2%
Oakland 4 8.2%
LOS Angeles 4 8.2%
Rancho Cucamonga 3 6.1%
Newark 3 6.1%
Lincoln 3 6.1%
North Hills 3 6.1%

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