Mazda B-Series Truck
Owners filed 713 complaints across 20 model years of the Mazda B-Series Truck. The 1994 drew the most (122).
Model years20
Complaints713
Recalls65
Fires13
Deaths14
Which Mazda B-Series Truck years should you avoid?
Going by 713 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mazda B-Series Truck years to avoid are 1998 and 1994.
- 199820.0× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (3 fires, 6 crashes, 12 deaths).
- 1994122 complaints, 2.3× a typical B-Series Truck year, most often about the fuel system.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Mazda B-Series Truck model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 5 | — | — | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2007 | 37 | 3 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2006 | 11 | 6 | — | — | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2005 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2004 | 24 | 3 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2003 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2002 | 28 | 2 | — | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2001 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1999 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 11 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1998Avoid | 67 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Tires | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1996 | 55 | 2 | — | 2 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 42 | 2 | — | 7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1994Avoid | 122 | 6 | — | 10 | Parking Brake › Conventional | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | Electrical System › Ignition | Routine | |
| 1992 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1991 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | Routine | |
| 1990 | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.