Mazda B-Series Truck

Owners filed 713 complaints across 20 model years of the Mazda B-Series Truck. The 1994 drew the most (122); the 2009 the fewest (4).

Model years20
Complaints713
Recalls65
Fires13
Deaths14

Every Mazda B-Series Truck model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20094
5Air BagsDo not drive
200811
32Air BagsDo not drive
200737
31Air BagsDo not drive
200611
6Air BagsDo not drive
200516
31Air BagsDo not drive
200424
33Air BagsDo not drive
200321
123Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
200228
25Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
200137
311Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
200058
337TiresRoutine
199978
4111TiresRoutine
199867
536TiresFatalities reported
199752
214TiresRoutine
199655
22Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherFatalities reported
199542
27Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
1994122
610Parking Brake › ConventionalFatalities reported
19939
21Electrical System › IgnitionRoutine
199211
33Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
199114
413Seat Belts › Front › RetractorRoutine
199016
31Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyRoutine

Which Mazda B-Series Truck years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1994 is the weakest year on record, with 122 complaints concentrated in the parking brake › conventional. It carries 6 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.