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3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Mazda is recalling 2016-2019 MX-5 vehicles with automatic transmissions because incorrect software may cause unexpected downshifting and abrupt deceleration.
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.
Mazda is recalling 121,038 vehicles from 2018-2020 because a fuel pump impeller may crack, causing engine stalls and increasing crash risk.
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.
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.
1,302 manufacturer service bulletins across 21 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
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.