Vehicle report
1994 MAZDA MPV
This model year
What the record shows
The 1994 Mazda Mpv is a special purpose vehicle, and the 9th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1986 to 2006.
The EPA rated three configurations: engines from 2.6-litre four-cylinder to 3-litre six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive only, a single transmission, Automatic 4-spd and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 17 to 19 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 36 owner complaints, 1 safety recall and 24 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.