Worst years for a Mazda MX-5 Miata
Owners have filed 391 complaints about the Mazda MX-5 Miata with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2005. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every Mazda MX-5 Miata 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13,737 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6,100 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | D | 18 | 2 | 3 | 38,758 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | D | 24 | 2 | 1 | 32,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2001 | C | 24 | 3 | 0 | 53,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2000 | C | 34 | 2 | 2 | 40,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | F | 87 | 15 | 0 | 52,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1997 | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1996 | B | 32 | 2 | 0 | 78,000 | Airbags |
| 1995 | D | 36 | 11 | 2 | — | Airbags |
| 1994 | B | 20 | 1 | 0 | 72,500 | Airbags |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1992 | — | 25 | 5 | 0 | 97,000 | Airbags |
| 1991 | — | 21 | 2 | 0 | 64,750 | Airbags |
| 1990 | — | 32 | 4 | 3 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Mazda MX-5 Miata
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1990
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Worst in 1999
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1999
Exactly what failed on a Mazda MX-5 Miata
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mazda MX-5 Miata, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Mazda MX-5 Miata
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.