2006 Mazda Mpv Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2006 Mazda Mpv.

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Complaints
16
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Injuries
3
Fatalities
Recalls
2

Worst 2006 Mazda Mpv Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#12 complaints

AIR BAGS

#22 complaints

ENGINE

Avg mileage:141,300 mi
#31 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:170,000 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2006 Mazda Mpv.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
AIR BAGS2
ENGINE2141,300 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1170,000 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)182,600 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE138,944 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM124,388 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION110,368 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC118,500 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY11100,000 mi
TIRES113,484 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL11100,000 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL118,500 mi
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1170,000 mi

Recalls for 2006 Mazda Mpv

2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~312,775 vehicles.

18V402000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~308,591 affected

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2004-2011 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-354 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

18V404000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~4,184 affected

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Mazda MPV vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2005-2009 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 17V-011 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

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