Mazda Tribute
Owners filed 2,102 complaints across 12 model years of the Mazda Tribute. The 2001 drew the most (563); the 2007 the fewest (4).
Model years12
Complaints2,102
Recalls57
Fires55
Deaths5
Every Mazda Tribute model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2010 | 39 | 3 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2009 | 35 | 2 | — | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2008 | 202 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2006 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 377 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Suspension | Above average | |
| 2004 | 157 | 7 | 3 | 15 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 199 | 8 | 9 | 17 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2002 | 384 | 9 | 24 | 19 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | High concern | |
| 2001 | 563 | 15 | 13 | 21 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Above average | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Routine |
Which Mazda Tribute years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 563 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. It carries 15 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.