Mazda Mpv Reliability

1,156 NHTSA complaints (1989–2006). Complaint rate: 6316.9 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
17765.0
Complaints
1,156
Crash Rate
11.2%
Fire Rate
2.3%
Injuries
157
Fatalities

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2002–2004 Mazda Mpv. The 2006 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

Avoid These Years

2002–2004
~123/yr complaints · 22 crashes
2000
~184/yr complaints · 13 crashes
1992
~95/yr complaints · 8 crashes

Average

1990–1991
~68/yr complaints
1993–1994
~53/yr complaints
2001
~82/yr complaints
2005
~45/yr complaints

Better Years

2006
~16/yr complaints
1995–1999
~19/yr complaints
1989
~27/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Mazda Mpv — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2000 (184)
053106159212198919911993199519971999200120032005

Common Mazda Mpv Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1551.9%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE620.0%
AIR BAGS5429.6%
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4891.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM460.0%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3737.8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE360.0%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING333.0%
TIRES323.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER320.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1989GOOD274View
199055103View
19918161View
1992AVOID958View
199365113View
19944115View
1995GOOD212View
1996GOOD212View
1997GOOD27114View
1998GOOD2663View
1999GOOD21View
2000AVOID184133View
200182102View
2002AVOID14355View
2003AVOID141152View
2004AVOID8421View
2005455View
2006GOOD164View

See also: Mazda Mpvaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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