Mazda MX-6

Owners filed 181 complaints across 10 model years of the Mazda MX-6. The 1993 drew the most (54).

Model years10
Complaints181
Recalls21
Fires3
Deaths1

Which Mazda MX-6 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Mazda MX-6 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

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 MX-6 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19990
1———Routine
19980
1———Routine
19972
3——Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
199612
3—3Air Bags › FrontalRoutine
199533
336Air Bags › FrontalRoutine
199446
4—6Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
199354
3—5Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › CaliperFatalities reported
19927
1——Seat BeltsRoutine
199113
1—1Seat BeltsRoutine
199014
1—1Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageRoutine

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