1997 Mazda MPV — reported problems

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 26 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

• Air bags (restraint system)8 (30.8%)Official recall records for this system: 15, covering model years 2001–2006.
• Engine5 (19.2%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2000–2003.
• Doors, latches & locks2 (7.7%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2000.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)2 (7.7%)
• Seats2 (7.7%)
• Electrical system1 (3.8%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1995–2003.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (1,306 records, model years 1995–2006) are most frequently classified under: powertrain (transmission & drivetrain), engine and air bags (restraint system).
• Transport Canada recalls (58 records, model years 1995–2006) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), electrical system and engine.
• Manufacturer communications (1,242 records, model years 1995–2006) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.
• Investigations (10 records, model years 2004–2006) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system).

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 46 records for 1995 46
2. 1996 50 records for 1996 50
3. 1997 91 records for 1997 91
4. 1998 91 records for 1998 91
5. 2000 300 records for 2000 300
6. 2001 201 records for 2001 201
7. 2002 263 records for 2002 263
8. 2003 245 records for 2003 245
9. 2004 205 records for 2004 205
10. 2005 148 records for 2005 148
11. 2006 113 records for 2006 113

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 9mention a crash
• 3mention a fire
• 10mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 1
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 67
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
• Owner complaints NHTSA 22

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