Car Problem DataNHTSA records

Mazda Millenia

Owners filed 240 complaints across 10 model years of the Mazda Millenia. The 1995 drew the most (82).

Model years10
Complaints240
Recalls0
Fires2
Deaths4

Which Mazda Millenia years should you avoid?

Going by 240 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mazda Millenia years to avoid are 1995.

  • 199582 complaints, 2.8× a typical Millenia year, most often about the engine; and 6.5× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (1 fire, 11 crashes, 3 deaths).

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 Millenia model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20031
0——Visibility › Glass, Side/RearRoutine
200221
0—2Air BagsRoutine
200129
0—3Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
200019
0—1Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
199927
0—2TiresRoutine
199829
0—3Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
199716
0—2Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
199615
012Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
1995Avoid82
0111Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineFatalities reported
19911
0—1Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageFatalities reported

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