Mazda RX-7

Owners filed 152 complaints across 6 model years of the Mazda RX-7. The 1993 drew the most (82).

Model years6
Complaints152
Recalls14
Fires29
Deaths0

Which Mazda RX-7 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Mazda RX-7 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 RX-7 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19952
2——TiresRoutine
199418
421Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection SystemRoutine
199382
4234Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineHigh concern
19920
1———Routine
199122
12—Seat BeltsRoutine
199028
22—Seat BeltsRoutine

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