FaultScore

Worst years for a Mazda MX-6

Owners have filed 241 complaints about the Mazda MX-6 with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 1997. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Mazda MX-6

71 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

1996 Mazda MX-6

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mazda MX-6 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
1997 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1996 C 14 4 0 Airbags
1995 C 41 8 3 103,000 Airbags
1994 D 71 11 0 72,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
1993 D 68 6 0 130,500 Brakes
1992 9 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 18 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1990 18 2 0 Seat Belts

What breaks on a Mazda MX-6

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

Worst in 1994

Brakes 31 12.9%

Worst in 1993

Engine & Cooling 27 11.2%

Worst in 1993

Airbags 26 10.8%

Worst in 1995

Seat Belts 25 10.4%

Worst in 1990

Electrical System 17 7.1%

Worst in 1994

Suspension 11 4.6%

Worst in 1993

Fuel & Propulsion 10 4.1%

Worst in 1994

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 3.7%

Worst in 1995

Steering 8 3.3%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 8 3.3%

Worst in 1990

Lights 7 2.9%

Worst in 1993

Seats 6 2.5%

Worst in 1994

Doors, Latches & Locks 5 2.1%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a Mazda MX-6

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

Automatic Transmission 25 25.3%
Frontal 21 21.2%
Gasoline 11 11.1%
Caliper 9 9.1%
Engine 8 8.1%
Anchorage 7 7.1%
Ignition 5 5.1%
Windshield 5 5.1%
Coil Springs 4 4.0%
Fuel Injection System 4 4.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mazda MX-6, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 11 Dec 2017

Compare the Mazda MX-6

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