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Mazda Mx-5

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V496000·2019-06-27

    Mazda Recalls 2016 MX-5 Vehicles for Detaching Skid Plate

    Mazda is recalling 2016 MX-5 vehicles because the skid plate and metal bracket may detach, creating a road hazard and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MX-5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V072000·2019-02-01

    Mazda Recalls 2016-2019 MX-5 Vehicles for Transmission Software Defect

    Mazda is recalling 2016-2019 MX-5 vehicles with automatic transmissions because incorrect software may cause unexpected downshifting and abrupt deceleration.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MX-5, !MX-5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V336000·2025-05-22

    Mazda MX-5 recalled for Dynamic Stability Control indicator light failure

    Mazda is recalling 2024-2025 MX-5 vehicles where the Dynamic Stability Control indicator light may fail to illuminate due to a software error. This could prevent drivers from being warned of a traction control system failure, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MX-5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V695000·2024-09-18

    2016–2023 Mazda MX-5 Air Bag Control Module Software Defect

    Mazda is recalling 2016–2023 MX-5 Miata vehicles because a software error in the air bag control module may cause front air bags to deploy with excessive force during a crash, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MX-5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V875000·2021-11-12

    Mazda Recalls 2018-2020 Models for Fuel Pump Failure Risk

    Mazda is recalling 121,038 vehicles from 2018-2020 because a fuel pump impeller may crack, causing engine stalls and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    MAZDA — MAZDA MAZDA2, CX-9, MX-5, MAZDA6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE10021 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:electric power assist system

Technical service bulletins

1,302 manufacturer service bulletins across 21 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2025: 4.6/5 · 3 complaints
  • 2024: 4.5/5 · 5 complaints
  • 2023: 4.4/5 · 7 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2022: 4.5/5 · 5 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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