Mazda MPV
Owners filed 916 complaints across 17 model years of the Mazda MPV. The 2000 drew the most (149).
Model years17
Complaints916
Recalls39
Fires26
Deaths0
Which Mazda MPV years should you avoid?
Going by 916 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mazda MPV years to avoid are 2000.
- 2000149 complaints, 2.3× a typical MPV year, most often about the engine.
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 MPV model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2005 | 36 | 3 | — | 5 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2004 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2003 | 113 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2002 | 124 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000Avoid | 149 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1998 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1997 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1996 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1995 | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1994 | 36 | 1 | — | 12 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1993 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1992 | 61 | 1 | — | 7 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1991 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1990 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.