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Year · Make · Model

2017 Mazda MX-5

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
11
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
412
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
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Frontal
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Side
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Rollover
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Consumer complaints

11 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • VISIBILITY/WIPER
    4
  • Steering
    2
  • Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
    1
  • Service Brakes
    1
  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • TIRES:SIDEWALL
    1
  • Electrical System
    1
  • Power Train
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
24V695000·AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE2024-09-18

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2016-2023 MX-5 Miata vehicles. A software error in the air bag control module may cause the front air bags to deploy with excessive force during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

RiskAn air bag that deploys with excessive force can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

FixDealers will update the Sophisticated Air Bag Sensor (SAS) control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 7, 2024. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 6924I.

19V072000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)2019-02-01

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2016-2019 MX-5 (Miata) vehicles with automatic transmissions. Due to incorrect programming of the Transmission Control Module (TCM), certain conditions may cause the vehicle to unexpectedly downshift and abruptly decelerate.

RiskIf the vehicle abruptly downshifts, the driver may lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixMazda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the TCM with corrected software, free of charge. The recall began March 14, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 3019A.

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